GNU bug report logs - #70136
30.0.50; comint-mode doesn't call hack-dir-local-variables-non-file-buffer

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From: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 70136 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70136: 30.0.50; compilation-mode [was: comint-mode] doesn't call hack-dir-local-variables-non-file-buffer
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:31:42 +0200

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 22:58, Stefan Monnier wrote:

> And since this var is needed only to avoid breaking backward
> compatibility, it would be desirable to have a plan to get rid of it in
> the longer term.

I definitely agree with this.  Eli's worry is about retaining
compatibility with buggy code (in this case, a hypothetical
.dir-locals.el that doesn't properly map variables to the desired
modes), so the compatibility workarounds, if any at all, should be
transitional.

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