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diff --git a/lispref/variables.texi b/lispref/variables.texi index c3bd61541d8..22813ea5b63 100644 --- a/lispref/variables.texi +++ b/lispref/variables.texi @@ -1213,6 +1213,15 @@ buffer-local, so that any subsequent attempt to set it will make it local to the current buffer at the time. The value returned is @var{variable}. + +@strong{Note:} It is a mistake to use @code{make-variable-buffer-local} +for user-option variables, simply because users @emph{might} want to +customize them differently in different buffers. Users can make any +variable local, when they wish to. + +The main use of @code{make-variable-buffer-local} is when a variable is +used for internal purposes, and the Lisp program depends on having +separate values in separate buffers. @end deffn @defun local-variable-p variable &optional buffer |