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bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options |
Date: |
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:26:57 -0800 |
> In my opinion, the best way to eliminate the distinction
> between user variables (with the leading '*' in the docstring)
> and customizable variables in 24.2 is:
>
> 1. Make `user-variable-p' an alias for `custom-variable-p'.
>
> 2. Remove the `user-variable-p' condition from `set-variable'.
>
> This will fix the reported case where `set-variable' can change
> the value of `outline-mode-hook', but not `outline-minor-mode-hook';
> and many other similar cases.
And how will that help code that uses
(defvar foo "*A user variable.")?
Users have always been able to set such a user variable using `set-variable'.
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Juri Linkov, 2012/02/09
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Glenn Morris, 2012/02/09
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Kevin Rodgers, 2012/02/10
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Juri Linkov, 2012/02/10
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Glenn Morris, 2012/02/10
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Glenn Morris, 2012/02/10
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Stefan Monnier, 2012/02/12
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Glenn Morris, 2012/02/12
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Stefan Monnier, 2012/02/12
bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options, Juri Linkov, 2012/02/20
- bug#10773: set-variable can't change values of user options,
Drew Adams <=