Re: 23.0.60; doc string of minibuffer-completing-file-name

[Stefan Monnier]

> Are you sure?  I see this fragment in minibuf.c:

>   /* If this minibuffer is reading a file name, that doesn't mean
>      recursive ones are.  But we cannot set it to nil, because
>      completion code still need to know the minibuffer is completing a
>      file name.  So use `lambda' as intermediate value meaning
>      "t" in this minibuffer, but "nil" in next minibuffer.  */
>   if (!NILP (Vminibuffer_completing_file_name))
>     Vminibuffer_completing_file_name = Qlambda;

> So it sounds like `lambda' is used in recursive minibuffers.  Am I
> missing something?

Yes, the value `lambda' is used, and quite visibly.  But "external code"
only need to know that it's non-nil.


        Stefan