On 26 Nov 2015 11:44 pm, "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
> This variable, unlike `isearch-word', exists only locally, bound
> by `let'.

Ah. Now I see it.

> An alias (e.g., `defvaralias') would make it a global
> variable, no?

Yes. I'll probably do that anyway. There's obviously code out there calling
setq on this variable. Since this variable is no longer let bound, these
setq will globally define the variable anyway.