From: BP25 <bp25@riseup.net>
To: Joel Reicher <joel.reicher@gmail.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: help with add-to-list syntax
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:29:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <875xp9q3yh.fsf@riseup.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86msimqupw.fsf@gmail.com>
Hello!
First, the space character should not be escaped, this was my
mistake. But it changes nothing with respect to my problem.
On Wed, Oct 30 2024, Joel Reicher wrote:
>> Hello! Could any of you be so kind as to help me understand this,
>> please? I have
>>
>> (custom-set-variables '(warning-suppress-types '((undo\
>> discard-info))))
>>
>> in my .emacs. If I start emacs, do load-file .emacs, then evaluate
>> (add-to-list 'warning-suppress-types '(undo\ discard-info)) I get an
>> error saying the variable warning-suppress-types is void.
>
> Instead of doing add-to-list, can you do C-h v and confirm the
> variable setting that you expected didn't work?
Do you mean this? -> If I start emacs, do load-file .emacs, then do C-h v
warning-suppress-types then I see the value being ((undo\ discard-info))
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-10-30 10:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-10-28 14:29 help with add-to-list syntax BP25
2024-10-29 16:12 ` Michael Heerdegen via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-10-30 0:51 ` Joel Reicher
2024-10-30 10:29 ` BP25 [this message]
2024-10-31 10:35 ` Michael Heerdegen
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