From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: 20241@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20241: 25.0.50; `setq' with only one argument
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 07:53:36 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <16400d25-dff1-4bfb-b929-814714f9e20f@default> (raw)
See for example: `(setq mark-active)' in `compilation-goto-locus'
(compile.el).
setq' should not be called with only one argument. It "works", with the
effect of assigning a value of nil, but it is poor form. Typically this
is a sign of a typo.
Beyond this particular occurrence, I think that a wrong-number-of-args
error should be raised when `setq' is called with an odd number of
arguments. That certainly corresponds to the syntax that is documented.
And it corresponds to the doc explanations that using `setq' is the same
as using `set' and quoting the variable. And it corresponds to the
definition and behavior of `setq' in Common Lisp.
In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
of 2014-10-20 on LEG570
Bzr revision: 118168 rgm@gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
`configure --enable-checking=yes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=-DGLYPH_DEBUG=1'
next reply other threads:[~2015-04-01 14:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-01 14:53 Drew Adams [this message]
2015-04-01 16:41 ` bug#20241: 25.0.50; `setq' with only one argument Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.3138.1427900048.31049.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-11-23 14:31 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-23 18:44 ` Glenn Morris
2015-11-23 18:54 ` Glenn Morris
2015-11-23 22:05 ` John Wiegley
2015-11-23 19:31 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-24 11:32 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-24 17:38 ` Glenn Morris
2015-11-24 18:04 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-24 19:26 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-11-24 21:09 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 1:46 ` John Wiegley
2015-11-25 9:41 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 10:36 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-11-25 11:07 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 11:13 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-11-25 11:28 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 15:18 ` Drew Adams
2015-11-25 15:40 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 16:27 ` Drew Adams
2015-11-25 17:22 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 18:28 ` Drew Adams
2015-11-25 19:06 ` John Wiegley
2015-11-25 19:21 ` John Mastro
2015-11-25 19:22 ` Drew Adams
2015-11-25 19:34 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-11-25 19:40 ` John Wiegley
2015-11-25 20:20 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-11-25 20:37 ` John Wiegley
2015-11-26 11:07 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 20:58 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-25 21:19 ` Drew Adams
2015-11-25 21:52 ` John Wiegley
2015-11-26 0:21 ` Johan Bockgård
2015-11-26 8:58 ` Andreas Schwab
2015-11-26 12:06 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-26 16:38 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-11-26 21:19 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-11-27 0:07 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-11-25 13:11 ` Nicolas Richard
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