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31.0.50; project and therefore eglot don't work without git

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Message #20 received at 73736 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Joost Kremers <joostkremers <at> fastmail.fm>
Cc: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>, 73736 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Eric Gillespie <epg <at> pretzelnet.org>
Subject: Re: bug#73736: 31.0.50; project and therefore eglot don't work
 without git
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 17:43:26 +0300

On 11/10/2024 11:53, Joost Kremers wrote:
>> That's a natural question, but it would result in different results for
>> "current project" for files in the same directory (which often enough use
>> different major modes).
> What about a single marker that works for any project? This is a
> work-around that Projectile uses and I'm using it with project.el as well,
> with:
> 
> ```
> (add-to-list 'project-vc-extra-root-markers ".project")
> ```

That's the recommended course of action if you don't have other 
consistent indicators of project root, between your projects.

I'm not a fan of adding a file that has no other purposes, but if people 
find this useful, no problem. For personal projects it certainly 
shouldn't hurt.

Eric, Jim, how would you like this resolution?

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