From unknown Sun Jun 15 08:08:03 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#2848 <2848@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#2848 <2848@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: describe-variable's completions vs. set-variable's completions Reply-To: bug#2848 <2848@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:08:03 +0000 retitle 2848 describe-variable's completions vs. set-variable's completions reassign 2848 emacs submitter 2848 jidanni@jidanni.org severity 2848 normal thanks From jidanni@jidanni.org Wed Apr 1 15:28:45 2009 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 1 Apr 2009 22:28:45 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=4.0 tests=none autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n31MSgaW027158 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:28:43 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lp8vK-0007fJ-48 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:42 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lp8vF-0007cJ-CE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:41 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34021 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lp8vF-0007cG-92 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:37 -0400 Received: from balanced.mail.policyd.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.119]:56953 helo=homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lp8vF-0007j8-A3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:37 -0400 Received: from jidanni.org (122-127-36-232.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.36.232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75EB5119DF9 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:28:35 -0700 (PDT) To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: describe-variable's completions vs. set-variable's completions From: jidanni@jidanni.org Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:39:51 +0800 Message-ID: <8763ho6ww8.fsf@jidanni.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) default-truncate-lines is a variable defined in `C source code'. Its value is nil OK, then why does set-variable not allow me to set it in the minibuffer? "No match". emacs-version "22.2.1" From drew.adams@oracle.com Wed Apr 1 15:57:10 2009 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 1 Apr 2009 22:57:10 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=4.0 tests=HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n31Mv7o6002812 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:57:08 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lp9Mp-0005My-B3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:57:07 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lp9Mk-0005CK-3X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:57:06 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43131 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lp9Mj-0005C8-Ur for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:57:01 -0400 Received: from acsinet12.oracle.com ([141.146.126.234]:30482) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lp9Mj-0002aw-OV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:57:02 -0400 Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by acsinet12.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n31MuLvL032091 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:56:22 GMT Received: from acsmt706.oracle.com (acsmt706.oracle.com [141.146.40.84]) by rgminet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n31MuodS019280; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:56:51 GMT Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:56:44 -0700 From: "Drew Adams" To: , <2848@debbugs.gnu.org>, References: <8763ho6ww8.fsf@jidanni.org> Subject: RE: bug#2848: describe-variable's completions vs. set-variable'scompletions Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:56:47 -0700 Message-ID: <00de01c9b31d$22e646b0$c2b22382@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <8763ho6ww8.fsf@jidanni.org> Thread-Index: AcmzG4QwDv3UsPHnQoSorGsL4TeYwwAAVIBQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-Source-IP: acsmt706.oracle.com [141.146.40.84] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A09020A.49D3F12D.01E5:SCFMA4539814,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) > default-truncate-lines is a variable defined in `C source code'. > Its value is nil > > OK, then why does set-variable not allow me to set it in the > minibuffer? "No match". > > emacs-version "22.2.1" Because it's not a *user* variable, that is, an option. An option is a variable that you can set using `M-x set-variable'. Options include, as a proper subset, customizable options, that is, variables that you can set and save using Customize. From cyd@stupidchicken.com Thu Apr 2 06:15:41 2009 Received: (at control) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 2 Apr 2009 13:15:41 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. 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