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.dir-locals.el warning messages are confusing

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Björn Lindqvist <bjourne <at> gmail.com>, 74627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74627: .dir-locals.el warning messages are confusing
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:31:03 -0500

>> Regardless of whether my guess is correct, the text should
>> not refer to the local variables in "/home/bjourne/p/emacs/" because
>> there can be no unsafe variables in directories (only files).
> Well, we consider variables in .dir-locals.el as belonging to the
> directory in which it lives.

I think it would be easier to understand for the reader if we can point
more precisely to the source (especially since now it can also come
from `.editorconfig`).


        Stefan

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