From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 20:49:22 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: require-final-newline doc string clarification
X-Git-Tag: emacs-27.0.90~1066
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2a41fe2eaf422fbd50c7c663eaa566f3801b97cf;p=emacs.git

require-final-newline doc string clarification

* lisp/files.el (require-final-newline): Mention that the variable
applies to visited files (bug#34986).
---

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 68a1284b386..9f22210e2a0 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -337,7 +337,11 @@ Any other non-nil value means ask user whether to add a newline, when saving.
 A value of nil means don't add newlines.
 
 Certain major modes set this locally to the value obtained
-from `mode-require-final-newline'."
+from `mode-require-final-newline'.
+
+This variable is only heeded when visiting files (or saving
+visited files).  Writing data to the file system with
+`write-region' and the like is not influenced by this variable."
   :safe #'symbolp
   :type '(choice (const :tag "When visiting" visit)
 		 (const :tag "When saving" t)