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bug#25936: Fix for whitespace.el to make it read tab-width and indent-ta
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npostavs |
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bug#25936: Fix for whitespace.el to make it read tab-width and indent-tabs-mode correctly |
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:06:23 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) |
npostavs@users.sourceforge.net writes:
> Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> writes:
>
>> However, on further investigation, I can't see why these local variables
>> are needed. Currently, whitespace-mode makes buffer-local copies of
>> indent-tabs-mode and tab-width, with names prefixed by "whitespace-". But
>> these variables are buffer-local if necessary already, and whitespace-mode
>> never tries to change them.
>
> These variables seem to have been introduced in [1: 55d1cfe870]. I
> agree that it looks like there is no need for them, but I'll wait
> another couple weeks in case someone else has some insights. Adding
> author of that commit (and the person mentioned as "suggesting" it) on
> CC in case they might remember anything about it.
>
> 1: 2008-04-16 03:41:17 +0000 55d1cfe8703c5829bacc8d129277f1f9b33950f6
> Honor the indent-tabs-mode and tab-width setting from user.
I guess they won't answer. The compiler is telling me you missed a
reference of whitespace-tab-width though.
whitespace.el:2095:45:Warning: reference to free variable
‘whitespace-tab-width’
- bug#25936: Fix for whitespace.el to make it read tab-width and indent-tabs-mode correctly,
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