Re: [External] : Turning on savehist-mode by default

[Juri Linkov]

> FWIW, `savehist.el' is a general way to save variable
> values, not just a way to save values of minibuffer
> history variables.  It's often recommended (including
> by me) as a way to persist any variables you like.

Please don't forget there is also `desktop.el'
that is a superset of `savehist.el'

> Why isn't it written with that foremost in mind, i.e.,
> as a general variable-persisting feature?

A general variable-persisting feature already exists:
`define-multisession-variable'.