Below is an updated patch of the change. From 625060e5a72f0e25bd2c59bad9f4b828ac80ac0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jordonbiondo Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 09:20:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] * lisp/subr.el (setq-local): Is now variadic like setq --- lisp/subr.el | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el index a204577..447952c 100644 --- a/lisp/subr.el +++ b/lisp/subr.el @@ -118,10 +118,21 @@ lambda ;; depend on backquote.el. (list 'function (cons 'lambda cdr))) -(defmacro setq-local (var val) - "Set variable VAR to value VAL in current buffer." +(defmacro setq-local (&rest args) + "Set each SYM to the value of its VAL in the current buffer. + +\(fn [SYM VAL]...)" ;; Can't use backquote here, it's too early in the bootstrap. - (list 'set (list 'make-local-variable (list 'quote var)) val)) + (let ((expr)) + (while args + (setq expr + (cons + (list 'set + (list 'make-local-variable (list 'quote (car args))) + (car (cdr args))) + expr)) + (setq args (cdr (cdr args)))) + (cons 'progn (nreverse expr)))) (defmacro defvar-local (var val &optional docstring) "Define VAR as a buffer-local variable with default value VAL. -- 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66) On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > From: John Wiegley > > Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:01:29 -0500 > > Cc: Emacs development discussions > > > > >>>>> "JB" == Jordon Biondo writes: > > > > JB> Are maintainers and users still opposed to this change? If not I'd be > > JB> happy to update the patch from the previous thread. > > > > I wouldn't mind having them be consistent, if only because it makes it > easier > > to switch between them, and there is nothing necessary about the > > inconsistency. Eli? > > No objections. >