# HG changeset patch
# User Jesper Harder <harder@ifa.au.dk>
# Date 1081197358 0
# Node ID d2c60b264fa8da583eacb4c0c55cccbb64aea7ab
# Parent  326aa7651bd66f55acb641268cc7b8a5d7dff573
* variables.texi (Variable Aliases): Mention
cyclic-variable-indirection.

* errors.texi (Standard Errors): Ditto.

diff -r 326aa7651bd6 -r d2c60b264fa8 lispref/ChangeLog
--- a/lispref/ChangeLog	Mon Apr 05 19:27:23 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/ChangeLog	Mon Apr 05 20:35:58 2004 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-04-05  Jesper Harder  <harder@ifa.au.dk>
+
+	* variables.texi (Variable Aliases): Mention
+	cyclic-variable-indirection.
+
+	* errors.texi (Standard Errors): Ditto.
+
 2004-04-04  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>
 
 	* backups.texi:  Various small changes in addition to:
diff -r 326aa7651bd6 -r d2c60b264fa8 lispref/errors.texi
--- a/lispref/errors.texi	Mon Apr 05 19:27:23 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/errors.texi	Mon Apr 05 20:35:58 2004 +0000
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 @code{"Symbol's chain of function indirections\@* contains a loop"}@*
 @xref{Function Indirection}.
 
+@item cyclic-variable-indirection
+@code{"Symbol's chain of variable indirections contains a loop"}@*
+@xref{Variable Aliases}.
+
 @item end-of-buffer
 @code{"End of buffer"}@*
 @xref{Motion}.
diff -r 326aa7651bd6 -r d2c60b264fa8 lispref/variables.texi
--- a/lispref/variables.texi	Mon Apr 05 19:27:23 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/variables.texi	Mon Apr 05 20:35:58 2004 +0000
@@ -1714,6 +1714,9 @@
 This function returns the variable at the end of the chain of aliases
 of @var{variable}.  If @var{variable} is not a symbol, or if @var{variable} is
 not defined as an alias, the function returns @var{variable}.
+
+This function signals a @code{cyclic-variable-indirection} error if
+there is a loop in the chain of symbols.
 @end defun
 
 @example