Re: [Emacs-diffs] master d88fed6: Document custom-variable-history

[Charles A. Roelli]

> Date: Tue,  3 Apr 2018 07:31:45 -0400 (EDT)
> From: address@hidden (Eli Zaretskii)
> 
> branch: master
> commit d88fed61f0d65a4231fa987ba12e3df55de31974
> Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
> Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
> 
>     Document custom-variable-history
>     
>     * etc/NEWS:
>     * doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Minibuffer History): Document
>     'custom-variable-history'.
> ---
>  doc/lispref/minibuf.texi | 6 ++++++
>  etc/NEWS                 | 5 +++++
>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
> index 1d1c93d..338e03e 100644
> --- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
> +++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
> @@ -634,6 +634,12 @@ A history list for arguments that are Lisp expressions 
> to evaluate.
>  A history list for arguments that are faces.
>  @end defvar
>  
> address@hidden address@hidden, history list}
> address@hidden custom-variable-history
> +A history list for variable-name arguments read by
> address@hidden
> address@hidden defvar
> +
>  @c Less common: coding-system-history, input-method-history,
>  @c command-history, grep-history, grep-find-history,
>  @c read-envvar-name-history, setenv-history, yes-or-no-p-history.
> diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
> index b3fee08..a510c03 100644
> --- a/etc/NEWS
> +++ b/etc/NEWS
> @@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ depending on the new customizable variable 
> 'read-answer-short'.
>  Specifically, it puts the module name into 'load-history', prints
>  loading messages if requested, and protects against recursive loads.
>  
> ++++
> +** The function 'read-variable' now uses its own history list.
> +The history of variable names read by 'read-variable' is recorded in
> +the new variable 'custom-variable-history'.

Thanks!  I was not sure whether adding 'custom-variable-history' would
need a doc update; I will ask next time.