Re: [PATCHv2] gdbserver: Add .dir-locals.el file

Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-05T15:26:45Z

> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 15:12:32 +0000
> From: Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
> Cc: Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
>
> > > > Put a single file in the parent directory of those 3, I think.
> > >
> > > Good point. This would affect all projects in the top level,
> > > though perhaps the file is right for all of them.
> >
> > You can arrange for the settings to affect only some of the
> > subdirectories, the Emacs manual shows an example of that.
>
> I took a look at the examples, and, if I understand correctly I would
> need to do something like:

Yes, I think this is correct.

> Given how rarely the .dir-locals files change, my instinct is to just
> add two new copies, and possibly ensure that all three versions of the
> file have a big comment saying "remember to update the other versions
> of this file located in ......".

I'm okay with that as well, if people prefer it.