GNU bug report logs - #5950
defvaralias after defvar should be warned in runtime

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: irieshinsuke <at> yahoo.co.jp

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, IRIE Shinsuke <irieshinsuke <at> yahoo.co.jp>, 5950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5950: defvaralias after defvar should be warned in runtime
Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 15:46:03 -0400

> +  else if (!NILP (Fboundp (new_alias))
> +           && !EQ (find_symbol_value (new_alias),
> +                   find_symbol_value (base_variable)))
> +    call2 (intern ("display-warning"),
> +           list3 (intern ("defvaralias"), intern ("losing-value"), new_alias),
> +           CALLN (Fformat_message,
> +                  build_string
> +                  ("Overwriting value of `%s' by aliasing to `%s'"),
> +                  new_alias, base_variable));

I'd make it just a `message` rather than a `display-warning`.


        Stefan
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