From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juanma Barranquero Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: -*- mode: XXX -*- tags in *in files Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:17:15 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20040329094833.90B1.JMBARRANQUERO@wke.es> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1080550816 26850 80.91.224.253 (29 Mar 2004 09:00:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:00:16 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 29 11:00:05 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B7scn-0006F9-00 for ; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:00:05 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B7scn-0007P7-00 for ; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:00:05 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B7s6W-0008HU-30 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 03:26:44 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1B7s6P-0008G3-P2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 03:26:37 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1B7s5t-00085v-JO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 03:26:36 -0500 Original-Received: from [62.22.181.117] (helo=idefix.laley.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B7rxf-0006vb-92 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 03:17:35 -0500 Original-Received: from [172.17.221.23] (jsredondo.wk.org [172.17.221.23]) by idefix.laley.net with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2655.55) id HNSW6A36; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:16:10 +0200 Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.08.01 [en] X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:21050 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:21050 I'd like to put -*- mode: XXX -*- tags in some *in source files. I'm specifically interested in putting -*- makefile -*- in the many makefile.w32-in files, so they can be automatically edited in makefile-mode, but I imagine the measure would be useful for other files (*make.defs, configure.in, src/config.in...). Does anyone oppose to it? (OK, the following questions are stylistic/aesthetic trivia and should be skipped by those not interested :) Is there any stylistic preference for -*- makefile -*- vs. -*- mode: makefile -*- vs. Local Variables: mode: makefile Local End: ? If using the -*- (mode:\s*)?makefile -*- form, what about files starting with: # # blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah # Copyright blah blah blah Any preference for left-alignment: # -*- makefile -*- # blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah vs right-aligment: # -*- makefile -*- # blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah What about # Makefile for GNU Emacs on the Microsoft W32 API. # Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Is better # Makefile for GNU Emacs on the Microsoft W32 API. -*- makefile -*- or (left-or-right aligned). # -*- makefile -*- # Makefile for GNU Emacs on the Microsoft W32 API. I know all these ways are equivalent, but I also know sometimes people have *strong* views regarding stylistic issues... Juanma