Re: Project.el - running processes in root

[Dmitry Gutov]

Hello!

On 05.06.2020 00:53, Theodor Thornhill wrote:

> What is the best way to run a subprocess in root of a project currently?
>
> Right now I've made a small convenience macro for this:
>
> (defmacro with-project-root (&rest body)
>    "Dynamically bind default directory to project root."
>    (declare (debug t) (indent 0))
>    `(let ((default-directory (project-root (project-current))))
>       ,@body))
>
>
> Then I can:
>
> (defun elm-repl ()
>    "Create a new buffer with Elm repl started and switch to it."
>    (interactive)
>    (with-project-root
>      (switch-to-buffer-other-window
>       (make-comint "Elm Repl" "elm" nil "repl"))))

It's as good a solution as any.

> Otherwise, would this be something appropriate for
> project.el to expose?

I'm not sure... It doesn't even save one line. Just shortens it.