GNU bug report logs - #21695
25.0.50; Change most occurrences of `setq' in Emacs manual to `customize-set-variable'

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Message #209 received at 21695 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
Cc: 21695 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, hmelman <at> gmail.com,
 larsi <at> gnus.org, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21695: 25.0.50; Change most occurrences of `setq' in Emacs
 manual to `customize-set-variable'? Really?
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:36:29 +0200

> Because init files are typically not bytecompiled, and because that
> would not catch interactive uses with e.g. M-:.

Both would be most unwelcome here.  I often use `setq' in short "init"
files for debugging purposes and sometimes use `setq' via M-: during
debugging.  In neither of these cases I wanted to be disturbed by any
warnings.  I would, however, welcome being warned when a user option is
overridden by a package I load, either by a local binding or `setq'.  At
compile time.

martin

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