Re: address@hidden: Emacs very slow opening file]

[Stefan Monnier]

>     When Emacs is running diff itself, it could start the output off with
>     an appropriate -*- type string overriding a possible local variables
>     block.  Or it could append a solitary ^L to the output (which is the
>     normal way of telling Emacs not to look further backward for a local
>     variables section).

> That would work.

Except that most diff/patch files are not generated by Emacs.


        Stefan