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 <p>
 Mesa is over 20 years old and the coding style has evolved over time.
 Some old parts use a style that's a bit out of date.
+
+Different sections of mesa can use different coding style as set in the local
+EditorConfig (.editorconfig) and/or Emacs (.dir-locals.el) file.
+
+Alternatively the following is applicable.
+
 If the guidelines below don't cover something, try following the format of
 existing, neighboring code.
 </p>