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

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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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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 5971 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Stefan Monnier' <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 'GNU bug Tracking System' <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#5971: 23.1.95; `delete' modifies default value instead of buffer-local value
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:05:51 +0200

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> 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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