I'm not sure what's the reason to put such a file-local variable. More to the point, I'm not sure it's a good idea in the first place.
The reason M-x compile generates this local variable is to make sure the error messages are interpreted with respect to the proper directory. We want this variable to be put into effect if the text is saved and visited again. _______________________________________________ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-pretest-bug