Re: Name of buffers created by project-shell

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 14.03.2021 15:46, Matthias Meulien wrote:

> > Both shell and eshell buffers can change their default-directory, but
> > we can track which project they belong to with a new variable. See the
> > attached patch.
>
> Thanks! I am testing it.
>
> I am not an eshell user but I guess the patch should use the variable
> `eshell-buffer-name' defined in eshell.el in place of the hardcoded
> "*eshell*" string.

Makes sense.

> I think there's a problem even without using C-u:
>
> `project-shell' from a buffer whose associated project root path is
> /src/project1 creates a buffer named *shell*.
>
> Then `project-shell' from a buffer whose associated project root path is
> /src/project2 creates a buffer named *shell*<project2> (I am using the
> default `post-forward-angle-brackets' for `uniquify-buffer-name-style').
>
> But the uniquify rationalize mecanism doesn't rename the first buffer to
> *shell*<project1> which happens to be the case for buffers visiting
> files...

Yup, that's another bug. It should also how up for vc-dir buffers too.

To reiterate the choices at this point, we either implement special 
buffer-naming scheme in project and give up on consistency with 
project-vc and uniquify-buffer-name-style, or we try to fix both 
problems we have found in uniquify so far.

In theory, the latter would be ideal, and uniquify has certainly been 
lacking in developer attention. But I have no idea how much work that 
entails. If you have time, help in that area would be very welcome. 
Otherwise I'll have to add it to my list.