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

[Stefan Monnier]

>> > There's nothing special in files that begin with a dot, as far as
>> > Windows shells or "globbing" is concerned.  And .dir-locals.el is just
>> > a normal files, apart of the fact that its name starts with a dot.  So
>> > I don't really understand what you are asking.
>> Whether there is something we can do to this file such that the globbing
>> will not include this file.
> Nothing that would stick like the file name does.  I assume we want a
> solution that will not need any special handling of the file whenever
> it is updated, to restore its "glob-safe" nature.

OK, so the file-local variable we have put is the best option here.


        Stefan