[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/src/eval.c

[Luc Teirlinck]

Index: emacs/src/eval.c
diff -c emacs/src/eval.c:1.220 emacs/src/eval.c:1.221
*** emacs/src/eval.c:1.220      Mon Jul 19 04:42:43 2004
--- emacs/src/eval.c    Thu Jul 29 01:41:36 2004
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*** 742,747 ****
--- 742,754 ----
   This means that M-x set-variable recognizes it.
   See also `user-variable-p'.
  If INITVALUE is missing, SYMBOL's value is not set.
+ 
+ If SYMBOL has a local binding, then this form affects the local
+ binding.  This is usually not what you want.  Thus, if you need to
+ load a file defining variables, with this form or with `defconst' or
+ `defcustom', you should always load that file _outside_ any bindings
+ for these variables.  \(`defconst' and `defcustom' behave similarly in
+ this respect.)
  usage: (defvar SYMBOL &optional INITVALUE DOCSTRING)  */)
       (args)
       Lisp_Object args;
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--- 791,800 ----
  If SYMBOL is buffer-local, its default value is what is set;
   buffer-local values are not affected.
  DOCSTRING is optional.
+ 
+ If SYMBOL has a local binding, then this form sets the local binding's
+ value.  However, you should normally not make local bindings for
+ variables defined with this form.
  usage: (defconst SYMBOL INITVALUE [DOCSTRING])  */)
       (args)
       Lisp_Object args;