GNU bug report logs - #9469
buffer-local variables seem to remember previous values

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Message #51 received at 9469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Le Wang <l26wang <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 9469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9469: buffer-local variables seem to remember previous values
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:35:23 +0200

Le Wang <l26wang <at> gmail.com> writes:

> My point is that the manual would be more helpful to someone in my
> position if it had an example saying don't modify quoted objects, and
> why.

This has nothing at all to do with quoting.  Don't use destructive
functions if you don't know what you are doing.  If you store through a
pointer in C you also have to take care of side effects.  There is
nothing new here.

Andreas.

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