GNU bug report logs - #44943
28.0.50; defvar may return INITVALUE and overwrite symbol's value

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>

Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 28.0.50; defvar may return INITVALUE and overwrite symbol's value
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 19:49:22 +0900

When evaluate below codes, I get unexpected result.

(defvar test 1)

-> test

It is expected.

(defvar test 2)

-> 2

It should return 'test'.

(symbol-value 'test)

-> 2

It should return 1.

-- 
Kazuhiro Ito
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