> How about some form of "include" mechanism:
>
>         Local Variables:
>         @include: FILENAME
>         End:

Sounds OK, yes.

> I would suggest implementing that with the same care, considerations,
> and restrictions as has `eval' for Locals

Indeed.  There be dragons.

> Mind you, if your Local Vars sections are getting so out of hand that
> they warrant having a whole extra file to store them, you should probably
> re-think what you're doing. :-)

I think such an @include directive can be useful not just for large
sections but also to avoid duplicating settings (i.e. a kind of
alternative to .dir-locals.el, not tied to the directory hierarchy).


        Stefan