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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1994-04-16 05:07:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1994-04-16 05:07:35 +0000 |
| commit | 4e087d5ea5c1de5656b3ff6500165cf07d57e5cb (patch) | |
| tree | 40371bec77757f8a6ca219892477c577d21479fb /src/eval.c | |
| parent | 0cc1bd843b10aaefbc1ea0691dae2bbd9bb11395 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-4e087d5ea5c1de5656b3ff6500165cf07d57e5cb.tar.gz | |
(Fsetq): Doc fix.
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diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c index 254913727bc..c826aa240cc 100644 --- a/src/eval.c +++ b/src/eval.c @@ -413,8 +413,11 @@ whose values are discarded.") DEFUN ("setq", Fsetq, Ssetq, 0, UNEVALLED, 0, "(setq SYM VAL SYM VAL ...): set each SYM to the value of its VAL.\n\ -The SYMs are not evaluated. Thus (setq x y) sets x to the value of y.\n\ -Each SYM is set before the next VAL is computed.\n\ +The symbols SYM are variables; they are literal (not evaluated).\n\ +The values VAL are expressions; they are evaluated.\n\ +Thus, (setq x (1+ y)) sets `x' to the value of `(1+ y)'.\n\ +The second VAL is not computed until after the first SYM is set, and so on;\n\ +each VAL can use the new value of variables set earlier in the `setq'.\n\ The return value of the `setq' form is the value of the last VAL.") (args) Lisp_Object args; |