Re: Buffer names are sometimes read-only objects in daemonized emacs

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> No no, you got me wrong.  I just meant the docstring of `buffer-name'
>>> (and any other function that returns some thing whose modification would
>>> have undesired, non-obvious side-effects) should explicitly state that
>>> modifying that returned string will indeed modify the buffer name.
>> Rather, `aset' should warn that modifying strings is evil and dangerous.
> When will this aset be grown up enough to play outside of home?

Never (as in "not for the foreseeable future"),  It would not bring any
benefit to the users, and would break backward compatibility: sound like
a clear loser to me.


        Stefan