GNU bug report logs - #74627
.dir-locals.el warning messages are confusing

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: bjourne <at> gmail.com, 74627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74627: .dir-locals.el warning messages are confusing
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:55:30 +0200

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Björn Lindqvist <bjourne <at> gmail.com>,
>   74627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 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`).

Sure, but that's not what I meant to explain.

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