GNU bug report logs - #19608
25.0.50; Elisp manual: add index entry for major modes killing local variables

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; Elisp manual: add index entry for major modes killing local
 variables
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:56:01 -0800 (PST)

I've seen a few times now the question posed as to why local variables
that have been set become unset.  Users who asked sometimes looked for
info in the Elisp manual but didn't find it.

Please consider adding an index entry that might help users get there
when looking up local variable information.  Dunno what the best such
entry/entries might be.  Perhap something like:

"local variables, killed automatically" or "local variables, killed by
major modes".  Anyway, you get the idea.

Here is one such question: http://emacs.stackexchange.com/q/7391/105.

In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2014-10-20 on LEG570
Bzr revision: 118168 rgm <at> gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
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 `configure --enable-checking=yes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=-DGLYPH_DEBUG=1'

Message #10 received at 19608-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 19608-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19608: 25.0.50;
 Elisp manual: add index entry for major modes killing local variables
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:33:07 +0200

> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:56:01 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> I've seen a few times now the question posed as to why local variables
> that have been set become unset.  Users who asked sometimes looked for
> info in the Elisp manual but didn't find it.
> 
> Please consider adding an index entry that might help users get there
> when looking up local variable information.  Dunno what the best such
> entry/entries might be.  Perhap something like:
> 
> "local variables, killed automatically" or "local variables, killed by
> major modes".  Anyway, you get the idea.

Done.

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