Re: Skipping the buffer extension .~HEAD~ when choosing major mode during ediff session

[Kevin Rodgers]

Johan Bockgård wrote:
> Nordlöw <per.nordlow@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Is there a simple way for emacs to ignore the .~HEAD~ suffix when its
> > chooses its major-mode based on name of the file/buffer. The .~HEAD~
> > suffix is typically appended to a temporary buffer name created when
> > we ediff a file with its vc head version.
>
> Emacs versions >= 22.2 already do the right thing.

If one wanted to explain to Nordlöw how Emacs 22.2 does it, where would
one look?  There's no mention in etc/NEWS.

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA