(customize-option, customize-option-other-window): Make them handle aliases.

diff --git a/lisp/cus-edit.el b/lisp/cus-edit.el
index 76e8e5bf7ba7d2dbd3888b6003d3c6fea2cb4845..5c3ff9448c0af8ef56f06e4102e7aac5a3ca9736 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/cus-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-edit.el
@@ -1021,9 +1021,12 @@ then prompt for the MODE to customize."
 (defun customize-option (symbol)
   "Customize SYMBOL, which must be a user option variable."
   (interactive (custom-variable-prompt))
-  (custom-buffer-create (list (list symbol 'custom-variable))
-                       (format "*Customize Option: %s*"
-                               (custom-unlispify-tag-name symbol))))
+  (let ((basevar (indirect-variable symbol)))
+    (custom-buffer-create (list (list basevar 'custom-variable))
+                         (format "*Customize Option: %s*"
+                                 (custom-unlispify-tag-name basevar)))
+    (unless (eq symbol basevar)
+      (message "`%s' is an alias for `%s'" symbol basevar))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defalias 'customize-variable-other-window 'customize-option-other-window)
@@ -1033,9 +1036,12 @@ then prompt for the MODE to customize."
   "Customize SYMBOL, which must be a user option variable.
 Show the buffer in another window, but don't select it."
   (interactive (custom-variable-prompt))
-  (custom-buffer-create-other-window
-   (list (list symbol 'custom-variable))
-   (format "*Customize Option: %s*" (custom-unlispify-tag-name symbol))))
+  (let ((basevar (indirect-variable symbol)))
+    (custom-buffer-create-other-window
+     (list (list basevar 'custom-variable))
+     (format "*Customize Option: %s*" (custom-unlispify-tag-name basevar)))
+    (unless (eq symbol basevar)
+      (message "`%s' is an alias for `%s'" symbol basevar))))
 
 (defvar customize-changed-options-previous-release "20.2"
   "Version for `customize-changed-options' to refer back to by default.")