From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
To: ar0x2ff@gmail.com
Cc: 62889-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#62889: 29.0.60; (setopt ...) does not give "assignment to free variable" warning
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:20:41 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87cz4180ae.fsf@posteo.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1849432.tdWV9SEqCh@192.168.1.69> (ar0x2ff@gmail.com's message of "Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:34:27 +0200")
ar0x2ff@gmail.com writes:
> Philip Kaludercic writes:
>> var2 should also not be highlighted, since the first argument to the
>> function `customize-set-variable' is a symbol, and the byte compiler
>> correctly states that it doesn't know that any variable "var2" will be
>> defined.
>>
>> If you macroexpand setopt, you will see that it generates
>>
>> (setopt--set 'var3 2)
>>
>> which is all fine, since no functions are being invoked with undefined
>> variables.
>>
>> The reason this makes sense is that not all user options have to be
>> loaded when they are set. A number of them are even auto-loaded and
>> will load the library for the necessary user-option setters if
>> necessary.
>
> I was aware of the "do not overwrite custom variable if set before library
> load" mechanism, but I also seem to remember the (customize-set-variable ...)
> function to throw "free variable" warnings (e.g. when i open custome.el), so i
> kind of took for granted that it was correct behaviour.
>
> Glad to know (setopt ...) works this way! No more warning suppress in my init
> file :)
Great, then I will close the report.
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2023-04-16 15:59 bug#62889: 29.0.60; (setopt ...) does not give "assignment to free variable" warning ar0x2ff
2023-04-18 6:18 ` Philip Kaludercic
2023-04-18 8:34 ` ar0x2ff
2023-04-18 19:20 ` Philip Kaludercic [this message]
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