GNU bug report logs - #2848
describe-variable's completions vs. set-variable's completions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:35:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, <2848 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
        <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#2848: describe-variable's completions vs. set-variable'scompletions
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:56:47 -0700

> 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.
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