Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv2] qemu: add .exrc

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 03:03:56PM +0000, Blue Swirl wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 05:48:32PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> >> I've been using this to get correct indenting with vim
> >> in qemu for a while, but it's a bit easier if we
> >> put the settings in the central place.
> >> Note that
> >> 1. you still need to enable 'exrc' and 'secure'
> >>    options in your vimrc for these settings to take effect.
> >> 2. you can create a .vimrc file if 'exrc' is on but there's
> >>    need to bypass this configuration.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> >
> > So two -1 and one +1, given +1 seems to be the only one from a vim user
> > I'm inclined to go ahead with this one as others aren't likely to be
> > negatively affected...
> >
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Changes from v1:
> >>     added some comments explaining usage
> >>
> >>  .exrc | 7 +++++++
> >>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >>  create mode 100644 .exrc
> >>
> >> diff --git a/.exrc b/.exrc
> >> new file mode 100644
> >> index 0000000..37755ed
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/.exrc
> >> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> >> +"VIM settings to match QEMU coding style.  They are activated by adding the
> >> +"following settings (without the " symbol) as last two lines in $HOME/.vimrc:
> >> +"set secure
> >> +"set exrc
> 
> Doesn't this make VIM to read commands from all files edited, not just
> files of QEMU? Aren't there security implications from this
> recommendation?

That is why you need to set "secure" option.
Another way is to manually source this file,
I will add this explanation.

> >> +set expandtab
> >> +set shiftwidth=4
> >> +set smarttab
> >> --
> >> MST
> >