Re: master f995fbd: * lisp/server.el (server-name): Add autoload cookie. (Bug#23576)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Cc: address@hidden
> From: Dmitry Gutov <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 21:15:59 +0300
> 
> On 05/20/2016 08:47 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > We must solve the problems that annoy users (and me as well).
> 
> Have you ever experienced an actual need to modify the variable 
> `server-name' using `set-variable' yourself?

I honestly don't remember.  I did get annoyed by set-variable not
working for the same reasons with other variables, though, so I am
sympathetic with the OP's annoyance.

> Like Glenn says, it looks like a pretty niche feature.

Then why are we arguing about it so much?

> If so, it would not be unreasonable to expect that the user is
> familiar with `setq'.

We don't advise using setq in the user manual, in general.