From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Patrick Nicodemus <gadget142@gmail.com>,
"help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Question about *.ml default in auto-mode-alist
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:15:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <DS7PR10MB5232F0D0F3629B65DE3C86F6F3402@DS7PR10MB5232.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADZEZBafO8Dx4qqAjE2AQ-=fsTX-iufdD2oK3_xW40wrRekqCQ@mail.gmail.com>
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/
> tree/lisp/files.el?h=emacs-29*n2982__;Iw!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!JubgojmAV4-
> fpKH_Tf2PNNa82ADNDQatR8-0VBpgoJiF5QRXXUOz3iEX_CU7SYXoumxseqC1Yuo3D_8s1g$
>
> I am wondering why the *.ml file extension is reserved for Lisp files
> by default, I assume there is a historical reason for this but I would
> have expected it to be associated to a Standard ML mode or OCaml mode.
Dunno whether or why it would be the reason
for it to default to Lisp files by default in
Emacs, but (IIRC) "ml" was the file extension
for MockLisp files in Gosling Emacs.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-10-18 16:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-10-18 15:50 Question about *.ml default in auto-mode-alist Patrick Nicodemus
2024-10-18 16:15 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2024-10-18 23:31 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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