Re: Setting org-todo-keywords through directory-local variables

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec@gmail.com> writes:

>> Maybe the hook approach can work better. But I'd prefer to discuss all
>> the possible caveats first.
>
> My reasoning for keeping the current initialization code untouched and
> _re_computing stuff in hack-local-variables-hook hinged on…

I would avoid re-computing staff. Some variables define Org parser setup
and re-computing is expensive when we need to reset the parser state. In
particular, it will make parser cache persistence useless.

> This patch might have been my first foray into Org's init code, so it
> felt too risky to go with any approach other than "keep the
> implementation for the established features _exactly_ _as_ _now_; stuff
> all the experimental stuff in hack-local-variables-hook".

I'd say that it is too early to consider local variable hooks.
Especially given that Emacs devs just suggested a better approach and
discouraged using hack-local-variables-hook. See
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=57003#108

What we can do wrt this patch is extract the part that marks some
variables as :safe. It will be a useful addition in any case.

For handling local variables, let's wait for the discussion with Emacs
devs to resolve.

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