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

From: Alan Mackenzie <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:52:47 +0000

Hello, Stefan.

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 08:21:35PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > I rather think a buffer made by `with-temp-buffer' will run
> > `hack-local-variables', but since there will never be a local variables
> > section in the new buffer, what are we worrying about?

> Why such a hurry?

Well, it seemed the discussion was over, and it felt like the sort of
bug which was annoying somebody.  So, why hang around?

If you've had any more concerns about it, I could always revert it for
the time being.  Have you had any more such concerns?

>         Stefan

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).