From unknown Wed Jun 18 23:03:36 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#463 <463@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#463 <463@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: multiple line Local Variables at the TOP of a file Reply-To: bug#463 <463@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:03:36 +0000 retitle 463 multiple line Local Variables at the TOP of a file reassign 463 emacs submitter 463 jidanni@jidanni.org severity 463 wishlist tag 463 wontfix thanks From jidanni@jidanni.org Sat Jun 21 16:59:40 2008 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,FOURLA,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=no version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 21 Jun 2008 23:59:41 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m5LNxb6g022527 for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:59:39 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KACzZ-0004Z0-PR for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:59:37 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KACzY-0004Xf-9v for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:59:37 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50607 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KACzY-0004XS-69 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:59:36 -0400 Received: from lax-green-bigip-5.dreamhost.com ([208.113.200.5]:55977 helo=blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KACzX-0000qM-PQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:59:35 -0400 Received: from jidanni2.jidanni.org (122-127-38-198.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.38.198]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0C9614D792 for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:59:34 -0700 (PDT) To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: multiple line Local Variables at the TOP of a file From: jidanni@jidanni.org Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:59:35 +0800 Message-ID: <877icj5cs8.fsf@jidanni.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 Regarding (info "(emacs)Specifying File Variables"), I am doing fine with my: # Local Variables: # compile-command: "txt2html --no-xhtml -8 hhh.txt|\ # perl -pwe 'print q(\n\n) if /^ ghhh8.html" # End: However, the problem is I am always appending things to this file, and before long, the Local Variables are too far from the bottom to be evaluated. Therefore, I attempted to move them to the top of the file, # -*- compile-command: "txt2html --no-xhtml -8 hhh.... The problem is I also want to not have any long lines in my file, but the Info page is not clear how to make a multiple line first line. Please make a way. No fair having different rules at top vs. bottom of files. From rgm@gnu.org Fri Jun 27 18:04:45 2008 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.9 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,MISSING_SUBJECT, NOSUBJECT,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,VALID_BTS_CONTROL autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at control) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 28 Jun 2008 01:04:45 +0000 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m5S14gv8002407 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:04:43 -0700 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1KCOre-0000Oy-Nw; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:04:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18533.36382.677101.686512@fencepost.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:04:30 -0400 From: Glenn Morris To: control X-Attribution: GM X-Mailer: VM (www.wonderworks.com/vm), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs) X-Hue: cyan X-Ran: wvIrax}\1xQ6G.l)3=yi*r~1wK:N-5\_>L-tx>9(YZ4Ue;*3u`u9?h(iDUNxvW/HJ(_1xW severity 139 wishlist severity 172 wishlist severity 215 wishlist severity 289 wishlist severity 380 wishlist severity 418 wishlist severity 419 wishlist severity 463 wishlist severity 492 wishlist severity 495 wishlist tags 493 +wontfix tags 495 +moreinfo From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Feb 21 20:12:12 2012 Received: (at 463-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Feb 2012 01:12:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49519 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S00ke-0003kG-1A for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:12:12 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]:54565 ident=Debian-exim) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S00kb-0003k8-IF for 463-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:12:10 -0500 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S00iL-0001vL-N2; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:09:49 -0500 From: Glenn Morris To: 463-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#463: multiple line Local Variables at the TOP of a file References: <877icj5cs8.fsf@jidanni.org> X-Spook: AFSPC Syria rail gun kilderkin $400 million in gold X-Ran: Kr"~G4){JjC#>VJsm[jY-Er=Fxy,U{jtXI-VoO>"tNt*>Jubor/7DbSG^9P~HvimeW+sU2 X-Hue: blue X-Attribution: GM Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:09:49 -0500 In-Reply-To: <877icj5cs8.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:59:35 +0800") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 463-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) I see no prospect of this being implemented. You could try directory-local variables instead. Closed as wontfix. 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