Re: buffer-local-value confusion

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft@gmail.com> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>> (defvar nngnorb-attachment-file-list nil)
>> (make-variable-buffer-local 'nngnorb-attachment-file-list)
>>
>> I'm first setting a value for it in the buffer referred to by
>> nnir-tmp-buffer, then trying to copy that buffer-local value to a
>> different buffer. Here's what I'm seeing, which confuses me:
>>
>> (with-current-buffer (get-buffer nnir-tmp-buffer)
>>   nngnorb-attachment-file-list) --> proper, populated value
>>
>> (buffer-local-value
>>  nngnorb-attachment-file-list
>>  (get-buffer nnir-tmp-buffer)) --> nil
>
> Missing quote?  E.g.
>
> (buffer-local-value
>  'nngnorb-attachment-file-list
>  (get-buffer nnir-tmp-buffer))

Dangit, that was it! That's the first time I've run into a
quoted/not-quoted mistake that didn't result in an error, so that didn't
even occur to me.

Thanks!
Eric