Subject: Re: bug#13862: 24.3.50; File local-variables error: (error "Local variables entry is missing the prefix")

From: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:38:31 -0500

Version: 24.4

Jambunathan K wrote:

> Is there are any local variables in the patch?  There isn't any.  So why
> should we inhibit something that is not there.

Inhibit to prevent a false detection, exactly as in this case.

> If `diff-mode' has no comment syntax defined, then by extension, it
> cannot specify file local variables.

Err, you can specify file local variables without a prefix. Eg etc/NEWS.