> My default c-basic-offset is 4. .dir-locals.el is silent on that, so I get mine rather than yours. Would you like
> me to update .dir.locals.el? I will put a locals-2 with the correction, at least that will get me started.
.dir-locals.el sets the indentation style, but it doesn't attempt to
override every customization variable whose value is determined by the
style.
It mystifies me why the dir-locals style does not override my default c-basic-offset. I looked at the cc-mode manual and a bit at the code, and there's no mention that I saw of a value-determination hierarchy where a global might override a style setting. If there are any cc-mode experts out there, perhaps they can chime in.