Re: 23.0.50; XML conf file

[Stefan Monnier]

> Can it be that conf-mode comes too early into play? Wouldn't it make more
> sense to first check the type of a file, and when it is  something not
> binary and not XML (i.e. something fundamental) then  the file's name and
> extension are checked? I found the bug with /etc/ fonts/fonts.conf, in case
> someone needs an object to work on.

conf-mode is very "generic" and broad in its application.  It's kind of
a default mode for a class of files, so it should be improved to check
for other classes of conf-files, such as XML.  No need to change
anything to magic-mode-alist (which would have much further-reaching
consequences).


        Stefan