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X-Received-From: 80.91.229.3 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:158095 Archived-At: Dmitry Gutov writes: > Jorgen Schaefer writes: > >> On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:10:20 -0400 >> "Eric M. Ludlam" wrote: >> >>> If this project concept is created as a simple thing, that's fine, >>> but EDE won't be able to use it, though it could contribute. If >>> that's the overall story where simple uses need the simple project, >>> and EDE is used when you need more, that seems like a fine >>> compromise, but it won't simplify the plethora of project projects. >> >> Let's say we create two primary API functions >> >> - (project-root) >> - (project-set-root DIR) > > I think it would work better if insted of the second function, we'll > have a variable `project-root-functions', along the lines of > `completion-at-point-functions'. Not instead, but as hooks: (defvar *current-project-dir* nil) (defvar *resign-current-project-hook* '()) (defvar *become-current-project-hook* '()) (defun project-set-root (dir) (when *current-project-dir* (run-hook-with-args *resign-current-project-hook* *current-project-dir*)) (do-default-project-set-root dir) (assert (eq *current-project-dir* dir)) (run-hook-with-args *become-current-project-hook* *current-project-dir*)) > It will contain some simple function by default (that will look for > .dir-locals.el, for example), and EDE, when loaded, can push its own > function on top. Indeed, (do-default-project-set-root dir) could just set *current-project-dir*, and allt the rest could be done in *become-current-project-hook*. -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ A bad day in () is better than a good day in {}.