GNU bug report logs - #6615
document how to specify the current filename in Local Variables

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:21:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 29451, 34130, 35373

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #28 received at 6615 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 34130 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
 6615 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34130: bug#6615: bug#34130: Specifying File Variables:
 mention why can't specify "current file"
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:25:12 +0200

>>>>> On Thu, 03 Oct 2019 03:11:13 +0800, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> said:

>>>>> "RP" == Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> writes:
    RP> How about this instead:

    RP> before-hack-local-variables-hook is a variable defined in `files.el'...

    積丹尼> All I know is you need to add a paragraph explaining whatever workaround
    積丹尼> recipe that is to (info "(emacs) Specifying File Variables"):

    積丹尼> "You can even refer to the current file name using local variables!
    積丹尼> Here's how: ...

Not really, because itʼs not restricted to just that, you can do whatever
you want in the hook.

Robert
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