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master f1901fc: Better document obsolescence of 'values'
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Eli Zaretskii |
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master f1901fc: Better document obsolescence of 'values' |
Date: |
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 07:48:09 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: master
commit f1901fc3084e6bdd6c72f11dbae58ee2a0232224
Author: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Better document obsolescence of 'values'
* doc/lispref/eval.texi (Eval): Mention that 'values' is obsolete.
* etc/NEWS: Add a rationale for obsoleting 'values'.
---
doc/lispref/eval.texi | 13 +++++++++----
etc/NEWS | 3 +++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/eval.texi b/doc/lispref/eval.texi
index 7893895..e199884 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/eval.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/eval.texi
@@ -862,8 +862,13 @@ expressions that were read, evaluated, and printed from
buffers
(including the minibuffer) by the standard Emacs commands which do
this. (Note that this does @emph{not} include evaluation in
@file{*ielm*} buffers, nor evaluation using @kbd{C-j}, @kbd{C-x C-e},
-and similar evaluation commands in @code{lisp-interaction-mode}.) The
-elements are ordered most recent first.
+and similar evaluation commands in @code{lisp-interaction-mode}.)
+
+This variable is obsolete, and will be removed in a future version,
+since it constantly enlarges the memory footprint of the Emacs
+process. For that reason, we recommend against using it.
+
+The elements of @code{values} are ordered most recent first.
@example
@group
@@ -880,8 +885,8 @@ values
@end group
@end example
-This variable is useful for referring back to values of forms recently
-evaluated. It is generally a bad idea to print the value of
+This variable could be useful for referring back to values of forms
+recently evaluated. It is generally a bad idea to print the value of
@code{values} itself, since this may be very long. Instead, examine
particular elements, like this:
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2adcc6f..3fa22fb 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3374,7 +3374,10 @@ back in Emacs 23.1. The affected functions are:
'make-obsolete',
** The variable 'keyboard-type' is obsolete and not dynamically scoped any
more.
++++
** The 'values' variable is now obsolete.
+Using it just contributes to the growth of the Emacs memory
+footprint.
+++
** The '&define' keyword in an Edebug specification now disables backtracking.
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