GNU bug report logs - #78264
[PATCH] simple.el (delete-trailing-whitespace-mode): New minor mode

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Message #11 received at 78264 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: 78264 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,
 editorconfig <at> googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: bug#78264: [PATCH] simple.el (delete-trailing-whitespace-mode):
 New minor mode
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 12:10:31 +0300

> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
>  EditorConfig Team <editorconfig <at> googlegroups.com>
> From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
> Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 09:45:05 +0100
> 
> Seems reasonable, though can we make sure Emacs will let you enable it
> from .dir-locals.el for a repository without generating warnings?
> I.e. set whatever is needed to trust it as a minor mode enabled from
> there (which may be nothing).

Is this really useful to turn on for _every_ file in a directory?
What about files where trailing whitespace is significant (patches,
for example)?

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