Subject: bug#23827: 25.1.50; tab-width file-local variable has no effect in etc/HELLO

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:27:06 -0400

> So you suggest to have a variable whose value could bypass calling
> fundamental-mode, and bind that variable inside with-temp-buffer and
> such likes?

Actually, not really, I was rather asking whether this change would
cause with-temp-buffer to run hack-local-variables.

If it does, then I think that's an undesirable side-effect and we
should try and find some way around it

        Stefan