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Re: File-local and directory-local variable thoughts
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: File-local and directory-local variable thoughts |
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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:43:12 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> In the past, I wanted to set rspec-spec-command in a .dir-locals.el file but
> when I did, I got the question if I wanted to apply the list every time
> I loaded a file or reloaded a file or reloaded a directory.
>
> I download a lot of gunk from the internet. Mostly source code to help me
> understand things. So… I really don’t want to globally say “yes, it is safe
> to set this variable”.
Nitpick: this is not quite what Emacs is asking. The question is only
whether "it is safe to set this variable *to this value*".
> What I’d prefer to say is “Yes, I want to set this
> variable to this value within this directory (or file).
Is the restriction to a specific value precise enough to assuage your
concerns?
Stefan