Re: lisp/gnus/.dir-locals.el

[Stefan Monnier]

> FWIW, I don't understand why this file was added in the first place.
> The commit message gives a reason, but I don't see how it justifies
> this file in this single directory; it sounds more like personal
> preferences, which should not be in the repository.

I think it's a project-preference.  So I think it's acceptable.

> At the very least, the file should be marked as "no-byte-compile", or
> something else should be done to avoid this warning.

You could also argue that the byte-compler should know better than to
try and byte-compile a file called ".dir-locals.el" which we hence know
doesn't hold Elisp code (only Elisp data).


        Stefan