From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: defvar interactively, user-variable-p Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:25:09 +0200 Message-ID: <87a8rgnz2y.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <8737x8o6c5.fsf@mat.ucm.es> <87vba4o3yj.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87eggsl6i8.fsf@mat.ucm.es> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1445174289 28561 80.91.229.3 (18 Oct 2015 13:18:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 13:18:09 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 18 15:18:09 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Znnqh-0004Pk-FV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:18:07 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33959 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Znnqg-0002Ub-Ns for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:18:06 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54977) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZnnqP-0002UW-36 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:17:49 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZnnqO-00029X-BW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:17:49 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:46835) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZnnqO-00029T-7o for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:17:48 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60653 helo=lola) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1ZnnqN-0004AG-Ap for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:17:47 -0400 Original-Received: by lola (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 544F4DF535; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:25:09 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87eggsl6i8.fsf@mat.ucm.es> (Uwe Brauer's message of "Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:13:03 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:191944 Archived-At: Uwe Brauer writes: > > Uwe Brauer writes: > > > > This function is obsolete since 24.3; > > use =E2=80=98custom-variable-p=E2=80=99 instead. > > > Return non-nil if VARIABLE is a customizable variable. > > A customizable variable is either (i) a variable whose property > > list contains a non-nil =E2=80=98standard-value=E2=80=99 or =E2= =80=98custom-autoload=E2=80=99 > > property, or (ii) an alias for another customizable variable. > > > [back] > > > as the function DOC string, and in the manual > > > -- Function: custom-variable-p arg > > This function returns non-=E2=80=98nil=E2=80=99 if ARG is a cus= tomizable variable. > > A customizable variable is either a variable that has a > > =E2=80=98standard-value=E2=80=99 or =E2=80=98custom-autoload=E2= =80=99 property (usually meaning it > > was declared with =E2=80=98defcustom=E2=80=99), or an alias for= another > > customizable variable. > > > while user-variable-p (understandably) is no longer documented. > > > So just what manual is it that you are consulting? > > Well I took the first entry google offered. You _are_ aware that the manuals are installed as part of Emacs? C-h i g (elisp) RET or the respective entry from the Help menu should get you going. --=20 David Kastrup