Re: print-circle and describe-variable

[Chong Yidong]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     Try (let ((print-circle t) (toto (list 2))) (prin1 (list toto toto)))
>
>     In some cases, this is a good feature, but in many other cases it can be
>     very confusing.
>
> That is a good point.  So I guess it is better not to make this change.
>
> How about binding print-length and print-level instead?
> They could be bound to eval-expression-print-length, etc.

I think only Lisp hackers will encounter/care about such complicated
structures, and they are surely able to customize print-length and
print-level if necessary.