Revision: miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--gnus--5.10--patch-2old-branches/gnus-5_10-branch

Merge from lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0, emacs--cvs-trunk--0

Patches applied:

 * lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-224
   Added sorted-doc to backup regex in lib-src.

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-465
 - miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-482
   Update from CVS

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-483
   Build-in-place tweak

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-484
 - miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-486
   Update from CVS

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-487
   Tweak permissions

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-488
 - miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-489
   Update from CVS

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-490
   Update from CVS: man/fixit.texi (Spelling): Fix typo.

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-491
 - miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-494
   Update from CVS

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-495
   Update from CVS: Add missing lisp/mh-e files

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-496
 - miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-499
   Update from CVS

 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-500
 - miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-522
   Update from CVS

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diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index f28105ac987..ee74215b2ee 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -742,6 +742,13 @@ If DOCSTRING starts with *, this variable is identified as a user option.
  This means that M-x set-variable recognizes it.
  See also `user-variable-p'.
 If INITVALUE is missing, SYMBOL's value is not set.
+
+If SYMBOL has a local binding, then this form affects the local
+binding.  This is usually not what you want.  Thus, if you need to
+load a file defining variables, with this form or with `defconst' or
+`defcustom', you should always load that file _outside_ any bindings
+for these variables.  \(`defconst' and `defcustom' behave similarly in
+this respect.)
 usage: (defvar SYMBOL &optional INITVALUE DOCSTRING)  */)
      (args)
      Lisp_Object args;
@@ -784,6 +791,10 @@ Always sets the value of SYMBOL to the result of evalling INITVALUE.
 If SYMBOL is buffer-local, its default value is what is set;
  buffer-local values are not affected.
 DOCSTRING is optional.
+
+If SYMBOL has a local binding, then this form sets the local binding's
+value.  However, you should normally not make local bindings for
+variables defined with this form.
 usage: (defconst SYMBOL INITVALUE [DOCSTRING])  */)
      (args)
      Lisp_Object args;