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Re: You can set this variable in your initialization file.


From: Chong Yidong
Subject: Re: You can set this variable in your initialization file.
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:17:37 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux)

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

> I think this "feature" is a misfeature.
>
> Many variables cannot usefully be set in the .emacs file and yet C-h v
> keeps telling me "You can set this variable in your initialization
> file".
>
> Either we fix it to do the right thing (i.e. only say it when it's
> true), or we should remove it.

Yeah.

Any variable that can be set in .emacs should be made a defcustom, if it
is not already one.

I'll remove this feature over the next few days.




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