================================================================ Dear Bug Team! According to XEmacs Info file, node `Recognize Coding', one can specify the coding system of a file with the pseudo-variable `coding'. There it is also told that this variable can be specified at the top of a file (in `-*-...-*-') or a local variables list at the end. The former works, the latter doesn't. I attach two files that I used at test files. Visiting them should go into utf-8, but that does only work with coding-var-top.txt. Cheers, Joachim ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: Linux n-pussy 2.6.13-15.7-smp #1 SMP Tue Nov 29 14:32:29 UTC 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux ./configure '--with-ipv6-cname=no' '--with-pop' '--with-mule' '--with-athena=3d' '--prefix=/opt/xemacs' '--with-optimization' '--with-error-checking=no' XEmacs 21.5-b24 "dandelion" configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Compilation Environment and Installation Defaults: Source code location: /home/schrod/src/xemacs/xemacs-r21-5-current-beta Installation prefix: /opt/xemacs Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler version: gcc (GCC) 4.0.2 20050901 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux) - GCC specs file: specs. - Compiler command: gcc -Wall -Wno-switch -Wundef -Wsign-compare -Wno-char-subscripts -Wpacked -Wunused-parameter -g -O3 libc version: 2.3.5 Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Compiling in support for the Athena widget set: - Athena headers location: X11/Xaw3d - Athena library to link: Xaw3d Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Athena dialog boxes. Using Athena native widgets. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse). Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Internationalization: Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs). Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method). - Using raw Xlib to provide XIM support. Mail: Compiling in support for POP mail retrieval. Compiling in support for "file" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the new GC algorithms. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: The new algorithms are experimental. They are enabled by WARNING: default for this release. Use `--disable-kkcc' to WARNING: turn it off. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- Using the new allocator. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: The new allocator is experimental. It is enabled by WARNING: default for this release. Use `--disable-mc-alloc' to WARNING: turn it off. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- Using the new portable dumper. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. 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