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* evaluate a quoted variable in Texinfo
@ 2002-12-08 22:36 Zimmen Gnauh
  2002-12-08 23:39 ` Jesper Harder
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Zimmen Gnauh @ 2002-12-08 22:36 UTC (permalink / raw)


In texinfo doumentation system, most variables mentioned are quoted.
Like 'gnus-nntp-server' in the gnus manual.  If I enter C-c-e to
evaluate this quoted variable, I either got and error "The symbol's
value is void" or "gnus-nntp-server", (the variable name itsself) in two
difference machines. Can anyone tell me how to make valuation works
correctly in the documentation system. Thanks in advance.

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* Re: evaluate a quoted variable in Texinfo
  2002-12-08 22:36 evaluate a quoted variable in Texinfo Zimmen Gnauh
@ 2002-12-08 23:39 ` Jesper Harder
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jesper Harder @ 2002-12-08 23:39 UTC (permalink / raw)


Zimmen Gnauh <yah00204052@yahoo.com> writes:

> In texinfo doumentation system, most variables mentioned are quoted.
> Like 'gnus-nntp-server' in the gnus manual.

If you want to see the current value of the variable, try `C-h v' with
point placed on the word.

But if Gnus hasn't been loaded then this particular variable is not
defined -- so it does not make sense to ask for its value.  The same
applies to other options that are only defined when a particular mode is
loaded.

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