GNU bug report logs - #65704
29.1; Most code of `project-ignores' seems to be dead code

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Damien Cassou <damien <at> cassou.me>

Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2023 16:04:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 29.1

Done: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #43 received at 65704 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Damien Cassou <damien <at> cassou.me>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>, 65704 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#65704: 29.1; Most code of `project-ignores' seems to be
 dead code
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:22:08 +0200
Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev> writes:
> On 05/09/2023 10:58, Damien Cassou wrote:
>> The expression (project-current) now returns (vc nil "…/client/") in
>> my client/ directory.
>
> I'm still not sure about the relative path in the 3rd element, but if it 
> doesn't cause problems, let's set it aside for now.


The "..." in the result of (project-current) above is not a sign of a
relative path but a sign of me removing the noise in my message. I'm
sorry it was more confusing than helpful. The real string starts with
"~/Documents/".


> So I'm not 100% sure about changing that in Emacs 29, but here's a 
> patch, please try it out:


This is working great for me as far as I can tell. Thank you. Updating
Emacs 29 doesn't seem necessary: this is why we have Elpa after all.

-- 
Damien Cassou

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill




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