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Re: Proposing elisp-eval-target for eval-last-sexp and related commands
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Proposing elisp-eval-target for eval-last-sexp and related commands |
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:10:57 -0400 |
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Psionic K [2021-08-18 00:11:01] wrote:
> Proposing to patch the eslip module so that if a buffer-local
> `elisp-eval-target` has been set, `eval-last-sexp` and similar commands
> will execute lisp in the context of another buffer.
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> The use case is when developing elisp to operate on non-elisp buffers,
> interacting with functionality for other languages such as when using LSP.
`M-x ielm` lets you do just that.
Having a dedicated buffer also lets it print the result more comfortably
and show the "target buffer" in the mode line.
Stefan