[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#5971: marked as done (23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value)

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regarding 23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value
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> 23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value
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> Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:41:18 -0700
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> Visit this file, without loading it:
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/wide-n.el
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> Change this line:
> (setq wide-n-restrictions
>       (remove (cons mrk1 mrk2) wide-n-restrictions))
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> (setq wide-n-restrictions
>       (delete (cons mrk1 mrk2) wide-n-restrictions))
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> Then load the file (with `delete'). Then:
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> In some buffer X, do `C-x n n', then `C-x n x'.
> Check the value of variable `wide-n-restrictions'.
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> In another buffer Y, just check the value of the variable. You will see
> that the default value, which should be `(all)', has been changed to be what the
> new value is for buffer X.
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> Try the same thing again (starting from scratch), but using `remove' (the
> original code) instead of `delete'. There is no problem now: only the
> buffer-local value is ever set.
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> This doesn't seem right to me.
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> In GNU Emacs 23.1.95.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>  of 2010-04-03 on G41R2F1
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags
> -Ic:/imagesupport/include'
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> >> > This doesn't seem right to me.
> >> Why not?  That's the whole reason for the existence of two functions:
> >> `delete' and `remove'.
> > I'm aware that `delete' modifies the list structure and `remove' uses
> > a copy.  What I don't understand is the interaction with a default
> > value instead of a buffer-local value.  Why would `delete' cause the
> > behavior described?
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> Why not?
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>         Stefan
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> PS: Closing this.  You can continue the discussion on gnu.emacs.help
> (or even comp.lang.lisp, tho I never read that one and they're probably
> not that familiar with buffer-local variables).
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