From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: You can set this variable in your initialization file. Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:21 -0400 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206853608 29291 80.91.229.12 (30 Mar 2008 05:06:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:06:48 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 30 07:07:19 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JfplG-0006BU-9z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:07:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jfpke-0000Rq-Kv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JfpkQ-0000Le-Tc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JfpkO-0000JM-Jz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:25 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JfpkN-0000Ik-JI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:23 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182] helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JfpkN-00060F-7Q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:23 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAB+87kfO+LLN/2dsb2JhbACBWqZc X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,577,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="17146591" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca (HELO smtp.teksavvy.com) ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 30 Mar 2008 01:06:22 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([206.248.178.205]) by smtp.teksavvy.com (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id KIK26522; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:22 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id E6E6D7FDF; Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:06:21 -0400 (EDT) User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:93870 Archived-At: I think this "feature" is a misfeature. Many variables cannot usefully be set in the .emacs file and yet C-h v keeps telling me "You can set this variable in your initialization file". Either we fix it to do the right thing (i.e. only say it when it's true), or we should remove it. Stefan