From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Per Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: doc elisp intro cross reference fixes Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:45:37 +0100 Organization: The Church of Emacs Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87wua28zux.fsf@zip.com.au> <87ad6vdsxi.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <200311190418.hAJ4ITC02466@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <200311190528.hAJ5SrK02553@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <3FBBD155.2050703@yahoo.com> <200311192238.hAJMcTM06424@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <3FBD2533.6090503@yahoo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070017726 25666 80.91.224.253 (28 Nov 2003 11:08:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:08:46 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 28 12:08:43 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APgUN-0005oE-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:08:43 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APgUN-0004Ng-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:08:43 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APhNr-0000B1-PF for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 07:06:03 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1APhBH-0005rQ-Tw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 06:53:03 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1APhAk-0005nF-6H for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 06:53:01 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APh5U-00053T-Ne for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 06:47:04 -0500 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APg83-0000ED-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:45:39 +0100 Mail-Followup-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Received: from sea.gmane.org ([80.91.224.252]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APg82-0000E4-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:45:38 +0100 Original-Received: from news by sea.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APg82-00064s-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:45:38 +0100 Original-Lines: 14 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Face: +kRV2]2q}lixHkE{U)mY#+6]{AH=yN~S9@IFiOa@X6?GM|8MBp/ Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:aLePjcNcXi4NVtcPKMs1u3yMngs= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:18187 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:18187 Richard Stallman writes: > Does anyone see a reason not to make set-variable > equivalent to customize-set-variable? Someone (MIles?) pointed out the the interface was different. A prefix argument to set-variable means "set buffer local value", while a prefix argument to customize-set-variable means "add a customization comment". I'd suggest we change customize-set-variable so a prefix argument means "set buffer local value". I'd suspect that people who want to add comments to their customizations are going to use the buffer interface in any case.