2 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index c2a166435d0..05bad0f012b 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 2009-12-17  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
 
+        Fix regression from 23.1 to allow multiple modes in Local Variables.
+
+        * files.el (hack-local-variables-filter): While ignoring duplicates,
+        don't take `mode' into account.
+        (hack-local-variables-filter, hack-dir-local-variables): Don't
+        remove duplicate `mode' from local-variables-alist (like `eval').
+
+2009-12-17  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
+
         Make `dired-diff' more safe.  (Bug#5225)
 
         * dired-aux.el (dired-diff): Signal an error when `file' equals to
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 8478151cf78..b848407b3ae 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -2978,8 +2978,8 @@ DIR-NAME is a directory name if these settings come from
                  (or (eq enable-local-eval t)
                      (hack-one-local-variable-eval-safep (eval (quote val)))
                      (push elt unsafe-vars))))
-              ;; Ignore duplicates in the present list.
-              ((assq var all-vars) nil)
+              ;; Ignore duplicates (except `mode') in the present list.
+              ((and (assq var all-vars) (not (eq var 'mode))) nil)
               ;; Accept known-safe variables.
               ((or (memq var '(mode unibyte coding))
                    (safe-local-variable-p var val))
@@ -2999,7 +2999,7 @@ DIR-NAME is a directory name if these settings come from
              (hack-local-variables-confirm all-vars unsafe-vars
                                            risky-vars dir-name))
          (dolist (elt all-vars)
-           (unless (eq (car elt) 'eval)
+           (unless (memq (car elt) '(eval mode))
              (unless dir-name
                (setq dir-local-variables-alist
                      (assq-delete-all (car elt) dir-local-variables-alist)))
@@ -3427,7 +3427,7 @@ and `file-local-variables-alist', without applying them."
                 (dir-locals-get-class-variables class) dir-name nil)))
           (when variables
             (dolist (elt variables)
-              (unless (eq (car elt) 'eval)
+              (unless (memq (car elt) '(eval mode))
                 (setq dir-local-variables-alist
                       (assq-delete-all (car elt) dir-local-variables-alist)))
               (push elt dir-local-variables-alist))