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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Does defvar-local has same effect as make-variable-buffer-local?
Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 11:55:18 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83mtsvukg9.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YKDTHrml2Fsgy9aN@protected.localdomain> (message from Jean Louis on Sun, 16 May 2021 11:09:02 +0300)

> Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 11:09:02 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> 
> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2021-05-16 07:12]:
> > > Date: Sat, 15 May 2021 23:14:38 +0300
> > > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > > 
> > > I did read the documentation, yet I need assurance on this subject.
> > 
> > Why not look at the source?  Then you could be absolutely sure.
> 
> Because I read the other sources (not source of definition) I get
> confused, example in simple.el:
> 
> (defvar minibuffer-history-isearch-message-overlay)
> (make-variable-buffer-local 'minibuffer-history-isearch-message-overlay)
> 
> Then I ask myself why did not author straight write like:
> 
> (defvar-local minibuffer-history-isearch-message-overlay)
> 
> I ask myself why that, what is the difference... then I need
> assistance in clarification.

The doc string of defvar-local answers that question as well:

  (defvar-local VAR VAL &optional DOCSTRING)

    Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 24.3.
                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^
So code written before that version couldn't use defvar-local.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-05-16  8:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-15 20:14 Does defvar-local has same effect as make-variable-buffer-local? Jean Louis
2021-05-15 20:49 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-05-15 21:01   ` Drew Adams
2021-05-15 21:41     ` Jean Louis
2021-05-15 22:16       ` Drew Adams
2021-05-15 22:21         ` Jean Louis
2021-05-16  4:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-05-16  8:09   ` Jean Louis
2021-05-16  8:52     ` Yuri Khan
2021-05-16 16:53       ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-16  8:55     ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-05-16 11:26       ` Jean Louis

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