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Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable'


From: John Paul Wallington
Subject: Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable'
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:55:47 +0100

> And speaking of that: why does `describe-variable' put that useless
> "Documentation:" header? `describe-function' does not do it, i.e.:
> 
> > auto-save-hook's value is nil
> > 
> > Documentation:
> > Normal hook run just before auto-saving.
> > 
> > Defined in `files'.
> 
> vs.
> 
> > assq-delete-all is a compiled Lisp function in `subr'.
> > (assq-delete-all KEY ALIST)
> > 
> > Delete from ALIST all elements whose car is KEY.
> > Return the modified alist.

I think for variables with big values, like `global-map', it makes sense.

-- 
John Paul Wallington




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