GNU bug report logs - #39802
(info "(emacs) Init Rebinding") doesn't explain how to unbind local keys

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Message #39 received at 39802 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>,
 39802 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39802: (info "(emacs) Init Rebinding") needs to say it is
 impossible to unbind local keys
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:30:09 +0800

>>>>> "PS" == Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz> writes:
PS> Perhaps my answer at https://stackoverflow.com/a/13966287/324105
PS> also provides some helpful wording?  (It can be appropriated for
PS> the manual if it's useful.)

So maybe the patch should say "in addition to
(define-key ...-map ... nil)
one can use
(local-set-key ... ... ...)"
I suppose. But maybe it is "less powerful" but I don't know.

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