Re: magic-mode-alist gets in the way

[Richard Stallman]

    > This would not give good results, because the idea
    > is that
    > ALL the regexps that match the contents should be
    > tested before
    > all those that match the file name.

    But it's that very idea that gets in the way and
    requires one to work around magic-mode-alist.

Yes, that's right.  The approach we are using is inconvenient in your
particular case.  The other alternative would have much worse
problems.  People would override magic-mode-alist without even
realizing it.