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Specifying File Variables: mention why can't specify "current file"

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 34130 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 6615 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#34130: bug#6615: bug#34130: Specifying File Variables: mention why can't specify "current file"
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 01:44:31 +0800

>>>>> "RP" == Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>>>> On Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:11:17 +0800, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> said:

積丹尼> Whatever you are proposing is too complex.
積丹尼> @CURRENT_FILE@ should just refer to the current file, no hacks needed.

RP> You propose @CURRENT_FILE@, someone else will prefer $..$, someone
RP> else again will want a different set of variables available. This is
RP> why the 'eval' functionality exists, which you donʼt want to use,
RP> hence the proposal to use the hook.

OK, please post what the INFO page would say
(easy instructions that even I could follow)
and I'll give it a spin. Any how about just
(setq current-file-local-variable "$CUR_FIL$")
for .emacs...
P.S., Dear Lars, To: doesn't mean you:
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=37591

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