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25.1.50; tab-width file-local variable has no effect in etc/HELLO

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From: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 23827 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23827: 25.1.50; tab-width file-local variable has no effect in etc/HELLO
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:10:54 +0000

Hello, Stefan.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 06:03:50PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > 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?

> I still have the question whether with-temp-buffer is affected.
> If it is, yes, that's a real concern.  If not, the patch is fine.

I think the temp-buffer will pick up any .dir-locals from its "current
directory", where the current directory is merely that of the buffer
which was current when the temp-buffer was created.

I wish I didn't have to say that.

>         Stefan

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).

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