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bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are cons
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant |
Date: |
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:34:00 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> Yes, incurring a run-time cost doesn't sound worth it, but we could
>> perhaps make the byte-compiler warn about it.
The byte-compiler already does warn about it, but only if the assignment
is in the same file as the `defconst`.
FWIW, my own local Emacs has `defconst` create actually
constant variables by adding a `SYMBOL_DEFCONST` to `enum
symbol_trapped_write`. Admittedly I didn't make them really constant:
I allow a subsequent `defconst` to change the value set by a previous
`defconst`, but `setq` signals an error just like it does if you try to
`setq` on `enable-multibyte-characters` or on `nil`.
I didn't bother exporting this info to `describe-variable` (and the
byte-compiler) but it would be easy to do.
Stefan
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Stefan Kangas, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Phil Sainty, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Stefan Kangas, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant,
Stefan Monnier <=
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Stefan Monnier, 2022/10/14
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/10/15
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Richard Stallman, 2022/10/16
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Drew Adams, 2022/10/16
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Stefan Kangas, 2022/10/17
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/10/17
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Stefan Kangas, 2022/10/15
- bug#58513: describe-function should say that defconst variables are constant, Stefan Monnier, 2022/10/15