Subject: bug#5971: 23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value

From: Andreas Schwab <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:05:51 +0200

"Drew Adams" <[email-masked]> writes:

> Why? (You're not helping, just being evasive.) Why should modification of a
> buffer-local value also modify the default value?

delete works by side effect.  If you don't want this use remove.

> If this is not a product bug, it is at least a doc bug.

Delete by side effect any occurrences of ELT as a member of SEQ.
          ^^^^^^^^^^^

Pretty clear description.

Andreas.

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