Re: frame-local variables weirdness

[David Kastrup]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     PS: As a matter of fact, I don't even see a need for frame-local variables
>     at all: they *are* used currently, but only because they exist.
>
> I see that currently they are not used very much.  However, I would
> not have added the feature merely because it made sense.  I would
> only have done so if it solved a problem.  I would expect there was
> some discussion at the time about reasons to add the feature.  Can
> someone find that discussion and see what the motive was?

Maybe it is something better achieved by terminal-local variables.
Those were not available at that time.  Just a guess.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum