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Re: changing tags-file-name
From: |
James K. Lowden |
Subject: |
Re: changing tags-file-name |
Date: |
Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:39:48 -0500 |
On Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:35:05 +0200
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> > Why would emacs display a variable name, document that setting is
> > fine, and not be able to set it?
>
> set-variable only supports user options (a.k.a. "defcustoms"). For
> other variables, use
>
> M-: (setq VAR VALUE) RET
Thanks. Your explanation helped me understand the documentation for
set-variable.
> > Is there an easier way to change the tags file name (or add one and
> > drop one) that I'm overlooking?
>
> You are overlooking "M-x visit-tags-table RET", I think.
Yes, indeed. "apropos tags" does mention that, but I missed it.
Many thanks, Eli!
--jkl