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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 5971@debbugs.gnu.org, tracker@debbugs.gnu.org,
	'GNU bug Tracking System' <help-debbugs@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#5971: 23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:05:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2pr1vl95s.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1ED47ADCD80A4C019EF77D4CB7C5D863@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:09:38 -0700")

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Why? (You're not helping, just being evasive.) Why should modification of a
> buffer-local value also modify the default value?

delete works by side effect.  If you don't want this use remove.

> If this is not a product bug, it is at least a doc bug.

Delete by side effect any occurrences of ELT as a member of SEQ.
          ^^^^^^^^^^^

Pretty clear description.

Andreas.

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-04-19 16:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-04-19  2:41 bug#5971: 23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value Drew Adams
2010-04-19  4:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-04-19  5:24   ` Drew Adams
2010-04-19  6:25     ` Stefan Monnier
2010-04-19 15:09       ` Drew Adams
2010-04-19 15:56         ` Glenn Morris
2010-04-19 16:05         ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2010-04-19 16:15           ` Drew Adams
2010-04-19 16:31             ` Andreas Schwab
2010-04-19 17:03               ` Drew Adams
2010-04-19 18:42                 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-04-19 18:58                   ` Drew Adams
2010-04-19 20:18                     ` Andreas Schwab
2010-04-19 20:31                       ` Drew Adams
2010-04-19 20:38                         ` Andreas Schwab
2010-04-19 22:06                           ` Drew Adams
2010-04-21  7:29                             ` Kevin Rodgers
2010-04-21 11:58                               ` Drew Adams
2011-07-09  5:47                               ` Glenn Morris
2010-04-19 15:09     ` bug#5971: - reopen Drew Adams

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