GNU bug report logs - #56400
Make setopt warn on type mismatch

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 15:33:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #27 received at 56400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 56400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56400: Make setopt warn on type mismatch
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:51:01 +0300

> Why not make `setopt' warn in case there is a type mismatch?
> For example, in:
>
>     (setopt tetris-buffer-width "hello")
>
> But the type of `tetris-buffer-width' is natnum.
>
> I think this would save users from shooting themselves in the foot.
> If they are sure they want to do that, they can use `setq' or
> `customize-set-variable' directly.

This is exactly what `set-variable' does.
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