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

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:51:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 21695 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, hmelman <at> gmail.com, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: bug#21695: [External] : bug#21695: 25.0.50; Change most occurrences of `setq' in Emacs manual to `customize-set-variable'? Really?
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2021 23:42:42 -0400

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  > Our manual documents Emacs, not every piece of Lisp out there.  If
  > customizable options in 3rd-party packages need different
  > instructions, the developers of those packages should document them.

Well said.

We can't take responsibility for everything in the software world that
relates to our work.

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