[Emacs-diffs] master d88fed6: Document custom-variable-history

[Eli Zaretskii]

branch: master
commit d88fed61f0d65a4231fa987ba12e3df55de31974
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>

    Document custom-variable-history
    
    * etc/NEWS:
    * doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Minibuffer History): Document
    'custom-variable-history'.
---
 doc/lispref/minibuf.texi | 6 ++++++
 etc/NEWS                 | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
index 1d1c93d..338e03e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
@@ -634,6 +634,12 @@ A history list for arguments that are Lisp expressions to 
evaluate.
 A history list for arguments that are faces.
 @end defvar
 
address@hidden address@hidden, history list}
address@hidden custom-variable-history
+A history list for variable-name arguments read by
address@hidden
address@hidden defvar
+
 @c Less common: coding-system-history, input-method-history,
 @c command-history, grep-history, grep-find-history,
 @c read-envvar-name-history, setenv-history, yes-or-no-p-history.
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index b3fee08..a510c03 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ depending on the new customizable variable 
'read-answer-short'.
 Specifically, it puts the module name into 'load-history', prints
 loading messages if requested, and protects against recursive loads.
 
++++
+** The function 'read-variable' now uses its own history list.
+The history of variable names read by 'read-variable' is recorded in
+the new variable 'custom-variable-history'.
+
 
 * Changes in Emacs 27.1 on Non-Free Operating Systems