Re: Blunderbuss ".dir-locals.el" raises everything in its path!!

[Miles Bader]

Chong Yidong <address@hidden> writes:
>> ! These settings can override those made by a user in his .emacs so
>> ! you should be careful not to set variables which are a matter of
>> ! personal choice.  You should probably not set @code{c-file-syle}
>> ! and @code{c-file-offsets} here (@pxref{File Styles,,,ccmode}).
>
> But I think we have a basic disagreement here.  A user should feel
> free to set directory local variables that override his or her .emacs
> settings---exactly like he or she should feel free to write file-local
> variables.  The manual has no purpose telling people what to do with
> their own files.

It also seems downright bizarre to tell people not to set c-file-style
in .dir-settings.el -- my sense is that most developers would agree that
if a project has C style conventions, they should override the user's
personal preferences...

[and painful memories of source code where basic things like indentation
levels varied line-to-line within functions makes me grateful for any
method that helps automate project conventions!]

-Miles

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