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

[Richard M. Stallman]

    One quite reliable solution is to store the original values of
    prefix/suffix strings in the Local Variables section by adding new
    variables `local-variables-prefix' and `local-variables-suffix', e.g.:

    -/* Local Variables: */
    -/* local-variables-prefix:"/* " */
    -/* local-variables-suffix:" */" */
    -/* mode:c */

It is a good idea in principle, but adopting it would require
an annoying change for the users' files.

    Of course, this wouldn't work with existing Local-Variables sections,

All files with existing Local-Variables sections that use a prefix or
suffix would have to be changed.  We could not make them "work anyway"
since then the feature would not do its job.