diff --git a/src/comp/driver/rustc.rs b/src/comp/driver/rustc.rs
index e5a614bacee..1a0329c1158 100644
--- a/src/comp/driver/rustc.rs
+++ b/src/comp/driver/rustc.rs
@@ -19,4 +19,17 @@ fn main(vec[str] args) -> () {
     i += 1;
   }
 
+
 }
+
+
+//
+// Local Variables:
+// mode: rust
+// fill-column: 78;
+// indent-tabs-mode: nil
+// c-basic-offset: 4
+// buffer-file-coding-system: utf-8-unix
+// compile-command: "make -k -C ../.. 2>&1 | sed -e 's/\\/x\\//x:\\//g'";
+// End:
+//
diff --git a/src/comp/fe/lexer.rs b/src/comp/fe/lexer.rs
index 87809b3b86b..7a311f37310 100644
--- a/src/comp/fe/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/comp/fe/lexer.rs
@@ -18,3 +18,14 @@ iter bytes(buf_reader rdr) -> u8 {
     }
   }
 }
+
+//
+// Local Variables:
+// mode: rust
+// fill-column: 78;
+// indent-tabs-mode: nil
+// c-basic-offset: 4
+// buffer-file-coding-system: utf-8-unix
+// compile-command: "make -k -C ../.. 2>&1 | sed -e 's/\\/x\\//x:\\//g'";
+// End:
+//
diff --git a/src/comp/fe/parser.rs b/src/comp/fe/parser.rs
index e69de29bb2d..406c811921d 100644
--- a/src/comp/fe/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/fe/parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+//
+// Local Variables:
+// mode: rust
+// fill-column: 78;
+// indent-tabs-mode: nil
+// c-basic-offset: 4
+// buffer-file-coding-system: utf-8-unix
+// compile-command: "make -k -C ../.. 2>&1 | sed -e 's/\\/x\\//x:\\//g'";
+// End:
+//