From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 11:30:54 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: Document custom-variable-history
X-Git-Tag: emacs-27.0.90~5340
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d88fed61f0d65a4231fa987ba12e3df55de31974;p=emacs.git

Document custom-variable-history

* etc/NEWS:
* doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Minibuffer History): Document
'custom-variable-history'.
---

diff --git a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
index 1d1c93dd144..338e03ef74d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
@@ -634,6 +634,12 @@ A history list for arguments that are Lisp expressions to evaluate.
 A history list for arguments that are faces.
 @end defvar
 
+@findex read-variable@r{, history list}
+@defvar custom-variable-history
+A history list for variable-name arguments read by
+@code{read-variable}.
+@end defvar
+
 @c Less common: coding-system-history, input-method-history,
 @c command-history, grep-history, grep-find-history,
 @c read-envvar-name-history, setenv-history, yes-or-no-p-history.
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index b3fee089fa9..a510c03956a 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ depending on the new customizable variable 'read-answer-short'.
 Specifically, it puts the module name into 'load-history', prints
 loading messages if requested, and protects against recursive loads.
 
++++
+** The function 'read-variable' now uses its own history list.
+The history of variable names read by 'read-variable' is recorded in
+the new variable 'custom-variable-history'.
+
 
 * Changes in Emacs 27.1 on Non-Free Operating Systems