From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jambunathan K Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: `set-variable' should use :set Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:31:30 +0530 Message-ID: <811v7gn379.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87d3r3qd44.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <871v7jqchc.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <033D7FA139144B03B1370B9E9C1113ED@us.oracle.com> <87bp6nklx2.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <823F3463F14A490A90A6075368296AC2@us.oracle.com> <4EEEE63344BB4696B708EE3C3A8BE349@us.oracle.com> <87vd4tjyz0.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1287860523 13952 80.91.229.12 (23 Oct 2010 19:02:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:02:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "Stephen J. Turnbull" , Miles Bader , Drew Adams , Emacs-Devel devel To: Juanma Barranquero Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Oct 23 21:02:00 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P9jLr-0004JG-8J for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:01:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47642 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P9jLq-0001j0-RD for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:01:58 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=32913 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P9jLl-0001hz-3a for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:01:54 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P9jLj-0005eX-W5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:01:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-gy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.160.169]:41527) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P9jLi-0005eG-PN; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:01:50 -0400 Original-Received: by gyg13 with SMTP id 13so1691515gyg.0 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:01:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:cc:subject:references :date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=pnyZBP/MtMLw27hInXLIOl7V9JqUirAFALtMojhYzb4=; b=ltlKbgRN0uykWkR423co0HQT03fTepO2WfyKpsZnongcVY13xonezdQb82+c7ADwvI Q9z5ssOEVdy7YaE5K8yiV0vvqEthjghp5nw3gm+JYFyRd2FRNsqCE+wEqBa2DLu5+iS7 jB61d87rAUwrsIrwJ2TA6w1VIuu3DhdI86tvY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=O2SuItQnQCa+WOn2OHtSAXWng1MIzL6jyeG/FoxSdgmJp7vFe1qEia184mtSKHPcTP hFhmfapYKeItEr52GRxVXT/6X3zjBxm1o9fsfXYlMb6/XaQJkf1+SN4R5QS37CSIFCEI 8dXd69BCmqHx/eiRgoNEVEbBupaBvd9Tltjkc= Original-Received: by 10.42.13.199 with SMTP id e7mr3382992ica.492.1287860509775; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:01:49 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from JAMBU-NETBOOK ([115.242.203.69]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gy41sm5222140ibb.11.2010.10.23.12.01.40 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:01:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Juanma Barranquero's message of "Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:47:47 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.91 (windows-nt) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:132027 Archived-At: Juanma Barranquero writes: > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 18:13, Drew Adams wrote: > >> But it seems we both prefer, at least in some such trivial cases, to tea= ch >> fishing rather than grab the pole and pull an already caught fish on boa= rd. =A0I >> placed the fish firmly on the hook this time. =A0It's really not difficu= lt to reel >> it in. >> >> What's missing is the will to do so, which apparently depends on agreeme= nt that >> this fish is a worthy one. Or even a that it is truly a fish! Submitti= ng >> patches does no more good here than pointing out clearly what is wrong. = Believe >> me (or not). >> > > I'm really interested in knowing whether I'm the only one who finds > this comment quite patronizing... > I find the discussion unquestionably amusing and entertaining. Being new to the list, I am overwhelmed (at times) by it's ground realities. > (I'm not offended, so this is not a request for apologies, but a > genuine question.) > > =A0 =A0 Juanma A disillusioned visitor, Jambunathan K.