Comments on 2022-04-04 Warning about trying to setq a non-existent variable

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Summary: Well, a function would require me to quote the variable name (unlike {{{setq}}} and unlike my macro).

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> Well, a function would require me to quote the variable name (unlike {{{setq}}} and unlike my macro).
> -- mbork 2022-04-11 05:37 UTC


Why did you choose to do this in a macro and not a function. At first glance, it seems like a function would work equally well.

– Galli 2022-04-04 21:04 UTC


Well, a function would require me to quote the variable name (unlike setq and unlike my macro).

– mbork 2022-04-11 05:37 UTC