Re: master 9ac6ff5: Make the test for auto-mode-alist from .dir-local.el stricter

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> Emacs queries you about stuff like "mode: tex-mode", though -- the
>
> To do the same as an auto-mode-alist of (BLA . tex-mode) you'd put
>
>     mode: tex
>
> [ rather than `mode : tex-mode`.  ]

D'oh.

> When would such a thing query the user before calling `tex-mode`?

No, it doesn't.

Well, perhaps the extra checks should be removed, then.

It's a bit more "spooky action at a distance", though -- if you visit
"/home/foo/bar/zot.baz", and there's a "/home/foo/.dir-locals.el" file,
it'll get the mode stuff applied.

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