GNU bug report logs - #5971
23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:43:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 5971-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#5971: 23.1.95;
	`delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:25:02 -0400

>> > This doesn't seem right to me.
>> Why not?  That's the whole reason for the existence of two functions:
>> `delete' and `remove'.
> I'm aware that `delete' modifies the list structure and `remove' uses
> a copy.  What I don't understand is the interaction with a default
> value instead of a buffer-local value.  Why would `delete' cause the
> behavior described?

Why not?


        Stefan


PS: Closing this.  You can continue the discussion on gnu.emacs.help
(or even comp.lang.lisp, tho I never read that one and they're probably
not that familiar with buffer-local variables).
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