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./lisp/gnus/.dir-locals.el

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Message #8 received at 47278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 47278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47278: ./lisp/gnus/.dir-locals.el
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:26:49 +0100

Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:

> Severity: wishlist
>
> Is there any particular reason for Gnus to have its own .dir-locals.el
> file?
>
>     $ cat ./lisp/gnus/.dir-locals.el
>     ((emacs-lisp-mode . ((show-trailing-whitespace . t))))
>     ;; Local Variables:
>     ;; no-byte-compile: t
>     ;; End:

No, go ahead and remove it.

> If the setting `show-trailing-whitespace' is useful, shouldn't it rather
> be moved to apply to the top level .dir-locals.el file?

I think using that setting should be up to the individual developer.

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