Re: [PATCH] cc-mode: don't tread dir-local and file-local variables differently

[Stefan Monnier]

> The longer explanation is that if ‘c-file-style’ value comes from
> a file-local variable, the specified style is set with DONT-OVERRIDE
> equal nil.  If the value comes from a directory-local variable, the
> style is set with DONT-OVERRIDE equal t.  In former case any global
> customisation will be overridden; in the latter it won’t.
>
> I’ve mentioned hooks earlier because it doesn’t matter if the value is
> set via ‘setq-default’ in init.el, via customise or in one of cc-mode
> hooks.  The end result is that a file-local ‘c-file-style’ will override
> it while directory-local won’t.

It's OK for hooks to override dir-local settings.
It's more problematic when global settings override dir-local settings.


        Stefan