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

[Stefan Monnier]

>> > or simply add a no-byte-compile cookie to any .dir-locals.el that
>> > might be added below lisp/.
>> Yes, I proposed as much a few messages ago. Apparently, Stefan disagrees.
> He does?  Stefan, why do you object?  .dir-locals.el is not a valid
> Lisp file, so it can never be compiled successfully, except by chance.

I only disagreed that adding such a line was a better solution than to
fix `recompile'.  Just like using "*.el" (which is documented on Unix
to skip hidden files) is a better solution.  But if Windows does not
offer any similar solution, then adding a cookie is perfectly fine
by me.


        Stefan