From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
Cc: 25292@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25292: Ambiguity in doc string of defvar
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:35:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83mvfetqx0.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20161229194238.GA3387@acm.fritz.box> (message from Alan Mackenzie on Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:42:38 +0000)
> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:42:38 +0000
> Cc: 25292@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
>
> If SYMBOL's value is void and the optional argument INITVALUE is
> provided, INITVALUE is evaluated and the result used to set SYMBOL.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"...to set SYMBOL's value."
> If SYMBOL is buffer-local, its default value is what is set;
> buffer-local values are not affected. If INITVALUE is missing,
> SYMBOL's value is not set.
>
> What do you think?
Other than that, LGTM, thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-12-29 20:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-12-29 18:18 bug#25292: Ambiguity in doc string of defvar Alan Mackenzie
2016-12-29 18:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-12-29 19:42 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-12-29 20:35 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2016-12-29 20:57 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-12-30 7:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-12-30 9:02 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-12-30 9:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
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