Same config, different fill mode in magit commit

[hansbogert]

I'm sharing my spacemacs config between a ubuntu machine and a macbook, so I expect a very similar feel on both machines. However when I open a commit message window (through magit) on the ubuntu machine, the fill-column is set to 120. Whereas on the macbook it's set to 80. Other files have a fill-column of 80 on both machines, so it doesn't seem like a global which is different between machines.

Can anyone help me debug where this difference may come from?

Both are on latest spacemacs develop

[bcc32]

Have you tried M-x debug-on-variable-change? It should help you pin down at least which package/function is setting it to 120.

[hansbogert]

Thanks, now I understand: this was due to a .editorconfig being present.

[bryce-carson]

Thanks, now I understand: this was due to a .editorconfig being present.

Magit respects .editorconfig? Interesting. Could you write a PR adding documentation of that (and your understanding of the topic) to the Git layer? It'd be helpful to the community, likely.