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bug#15198: 24.3.50; Setq doesn't update the value of the variable
From: |
Glenn Morris |
Subject: |
bug#15198: 24.3.50; Setq doesn't update the value of the variable |
Date: |
Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:50:24 -0400 |
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Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) |
Oleg Sivokon wrote:
> ELISP> (setq inferrior-lisp-program "sbcl")
That should be: inferior-lisp-program
> ELISP> inferrior-lisp-program
> "sbcl"
> ELISP> (load (expand-file-name "~/quicklisp/slime-helper.el"))
> t
> ELISP> inferrior-lisp-program
> "sbcl"
> ELISP>
>
> And here is the relevant content of the *Messages* buffer:
>
> Loading /home/wvxvw/quicklisp/slime-helper.el (source)...done
> . . .
> apply: Searching for program: no such file or directory, lisp
>
> To elaborate, the default value of `inferrior-lisp-program' is
> "lisp", this is why you see it in SLIME's error message.
> The problem is, I can execute (setq inferrior-lisp-program "sbcl")
> no matter how (using M-: or from *scratch* buffer, or from IELM), but
> the variable will not get set.
What does C-h v inferior-lisp-program say?