GNU bug report logs - #12314
24.2.50; `add-to-history': use `setq' with `delete'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.2.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #34 received at 12314 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 12314 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, cyd <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12314: 24.2.50; `add-to-history': use `setq' with `delete'
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:32:29 +0300

> From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: <cyd <at> gnu.org>, <12314 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 09:25:08 -0700
> 
> Go for it.  I suggest mentioning something like this in node `Modifying Lists'
> (and then cross-ref'ing that node from other nodes about functions that are
> destructive of list structure):

Why is it even necessary to talk about destructive modifications, if
we are to advise to assign the result anyway?
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