# HG changeset patch
# User Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
# Date 905659116 0
# Node ID ec2d671b77baa4e9701426edc1ed0c3d462c0453
# Parent  2df8a4a5e284e3ceffc7d3198113c93dac4dd634
(Fmake_local_variable): Doc fix.

diff -r 2df8a4a5e284 -r ec2d671b77ba src/data.c
--- a/src/data.c	Sun Sep 13 03:54:01 1998 +0000
+++ b/src/data.c	Sun Sep 13 03:58:36 1998 +0000
@@ -1312,11 +1312,16 @@
 Other buffers will continue to share a common default value.\n\
 \(The buffer-local value of VARIABLE starts out as the same value\n\
 VARIABLE previously had.  If VARIABLE was void, it remains void.\)\n\
-See also `make-variable-buffer-local'.\n\n\
+See also `make-variable-buffer-local'.\n\
+\n\
 If the variable is already arranged to become local when set,\n\
 this function causes a local value to exist for this buffer,\n\
 just as setting the variable would do.\n\
 \n\
+This function returns VARIABLE, and therefore\n\
+  (set (make-local-variable 'VARIABLE) VALUE-EXP)\n\
+works.\n\
+\n\
 Do not use `make-local-variable' to make a hook variable buffer-local.\n\
 Use `make-local-hook' instead.")
   (variable)