GNU bug report logs - #38173
describe-variable: Also tell user *where* variable was changed

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 01:16:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 29495, 35628

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 38173 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka <at> jpl.org>
Cc: 38173 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38173: describe-variable: Also tell user *where* variable was
 changed
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:45:21 +0800

OK, here is another example

    read-buffer-completion-ignore-case is a variable defined in ‘C source code’.
    Its value is t
    Original value was nil

It's like telling users "you transferred $123 from your bank account"
but not telling users who they transferred it to.
This bug report was last modified 5 years and 193 days ago.

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