>
>    Side Issue: shouldn't *.patch file open in diff mode.  Currently it
>    opens in fundamental mode.
>
> See the following error reported
>
> ,----
> | File mode specification error: (error "Local variables entry is missing the 
> | prefix")
> | File local-variables error: (error "Local variables entry is missing the
> | prefix")
> `----
>
> In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.10 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
>  of 2013-03-03 on debian-6.05
> Bzr revision: 111916 eggert@cs.ucla.edu-20130302183934-3d4pouz6i3qwkxs9
> Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000
> System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 (squeeze)