GNU bug report logs - #13646
Mode-specific and file-regexp-specific settings

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Didier Verna <didier <at> didierverna.net>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 13646 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, viniciusjl <at> ig.com.br
Subject: bug#13646: Whitespace support for file/mode-specific styles and actions
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:10:21 -0500

>   I tried to play a little more with dir-locals and I see yet another
>   limitation: it seems that there's no way to accumulate values across
>   settings for different directories in the same tree.

>   For example, I may create a class CLASS in my init file with some
>   variable settings for it, and put "/usr/local/" in that
>   class. However, since "/usr/local/src/emacs/emacs.git" has a
>   .dir-locals.el file, my settings for "/usr/local" won't apply.

Indeed, it's another current limitation.  It'd be good to lift it.

>   Stefan, is there a chance to see my whitespace.el modifications
>   applied eventually ?

I really would much rather improve the generic settings code.
But as for your specific patch, it's up to the whitespace.el maintainer.


        Stefan

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