Re: Add a separate mode for .dir-locals.el

[Stefan Monnier]

> I think I agree with Eli. It would perhaps make sense to have (in the
> distribution, or in ELPA) a general mode to edit lisp data with all the
> bells & whistles, and if so, its facilities would likely influence the way
> other elisp data files are designed in the future. But a mode just to edit
> one specific file type seems too much complexity for too little gain.

The patch I sent creates an emacs-lisp-data-mode, not a dir-locals-file mode.
We could create a dir-locals-mode on top of it, but indeed I think it'd
only make sense if/when we decide to put functionality into it that's
specific to .dir-locals.el files.


        Stefan