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Re: strange/cryptic org variables
From: |
Kyle Meyer |
Subject: |
Re: strange/cryptic org variables |
Date: |
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:41:19 +0000 |
D <address@hidden> writes:
> org.el seems to define three weird variables: org-m, org-l and org-f
> (see below). Two of these variables (l and f) are used exclusively in
> org-level-face, while m is not used anywhere in the code. They don't
> appear to be used in the other source files, either.
>
> Is there a particular reason for them being accessible outside of the
> function? They seem oddly.. exposed. Or is it some kind of performance
> reason?
I doubt there's a convincing reason for these variables to exist. They
have been around for a long time, as far back as you can trace the
history in the git repository: 4be4c5623 (version 4.12a, 2008-01-31).
Even in 4be4c5623, org-m wasn't used anywhere in the code base.