GNU bug report logs - #78939
30.1.90; wishlist: separate storage location for safe-local-variable data

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Message #14 received at 78939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Christopher Howard <christopher <at> librehacker.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org>,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, 78939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78939: 30.1.90; wishlist: separate storage location for
 safe-local-variable data
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:35:32 -0800

Just wondering: are there any other Customizable variables that are updated by Emacs outside of Customize itself? What seems unique about this case is that Emacs gives you a prompt when it encounters the file local variable (a frequent occurrence at least in my usage) and then updates Customize data depending on which key you press. Something else that seems unique is there is potentially a large amount of data being added frequently. This would be like if bbdb used Customize to store your contact information.

I'm not meaning to attack the idea proposed by Stefen, but I am wondering about that.

-- 
Christopher Howard

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