Re: How do I tell when the current buffer is the minibuffer?

[Stefan Monnier]

> Until a `setq' (or the like) is done on the variable for a particular
> buffer, C code reading/writing from Vcomment_depth_hwm reads and writes
> the same piece of RAM that all other buffers do.

If/when you write to the variable and intend it to be a buffer-local
change, you need to use Fset or Fmake_local_variable rather than just
using a C-level assignment.


        Stefan