From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10608: local-enable-local-variables Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:32:59 +0100 Message-ID: <87zh13ms38.fsf@gnus.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="1111"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 10608@debbugs.gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 20 18:36:53 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HPY-00008o-E6 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:36:52 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47100 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HPX-0008S5-Dy for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:36:51 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:50628) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HMp-0007jo-KD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:34:03 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:44675) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HMo-0002C5-5c for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:34:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HMo-00075C-1R for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:34:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:34:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10608 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 10608-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10608.161116399127141 (code B ref 10608); Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:34:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10608) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Jan 2021 17:33:11 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56215 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HLz-00073g-64 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:33:11 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:47324) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HLx-00073V-7X for 10608@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:33:09 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=UIcrxG1uOY8JB4kQBOd57LJCydQSojTA0/ujR4RnP4I=; b=Kxw1JMwPNjhBmcSMsxZDD5mayI 43ljDymnJy/ybhmBvRZdFjSZeo8tQli5Z1zoQdHEJCJ66I8CNc8Qu1tnksF28cuhY5aiv0mK0xpzF PJbKF1E1ZLTpvT+tokyEvBjGa3CFwIeuUl3qGxYyUUmoSaVNutNEOc74REIVFIpxbVwc=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1l2HLo-0001u9-Fw; Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:33:03 +0100 X-Now-Playing: Joe Jackson's _Live 1980-86 (2)_: "Memphis" In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:56:50 -0500") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:198289 Archived-At: Glenn Morris writes: > local-enable-local-variables - a strange variable. AFAICS (see my > comments in files.el), its only real use is as a minor convenience > feature for visiting RMAIL BABYL files with M-x find-file. Should it be > declared obsolete? Should it affect directory-local variables (it > currently does, I think)? It's also used in arc-mode and tar-mode now, so the usage has increased by an incredible 200%! I have no opinion whether it should be obsoleted, though, but... perhaps not? Opinions? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no