Re: master fbc9c59: Make goto-line-history buffer local only when so customized

[Basil L. Contovounesios]

acm@muc.de (Alan Mackenzie) writes:

> branch: master
> commit fbc9c59b9eb02d49f426341ee32334784d224ce4
> Author: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
> Commit: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
>
>     Make goto-line-history buffer local only when so customized
>     
>     * lisp/simple.el (goto-line-history-local): New customizable option.
>     (goto-line-history): Define this simply with defvar, not defvar-local.
>     (goto-line-read-args): Handle goto-line-history-local, and changes to it.
>     
>     * doc/emacs/basic.texi (Moving Point): Add a paragraph about
>     goto-line-history-local.
>     
>     * etc/NEWS: Add an item under "Editing Changes in Emacs 28.1".

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> diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
> index b96bcd9..7665d47 100644
> --- a/etc/NEWS
> +++ b/etc/NEWS
> @@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ trying to be non-destructive.
>  This command opens a new buffer called "*Memory Report*" and gives a
>  summary of where Emacs is using memory currently.
>  
> ++++
> +** The history list for the 'goto-line' command is now a single list
> +for all buffers by default.  You can configure a separate list for
> +each buffer by customizing the user option 'goto-line-history-local'.

I think this contradicts a preceding entry:

** Input history for 'goto-line' is now local to every buffer.
Each buffer will keep a separate history of line numbers used with
'goto-line'.  This should help making faster the process of finding
line numbers that were previously jumped to.

Thanks,

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Basil