(Variable Aliases): Clarify that aliases vars always have the same value.

babe03d6 · Richard M. Stallman · 9e7166c8 · babe03d6
Commit babe03d6 authored Jan 02, 2007 by Richard M. Stallman
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@@ -1777,9 +1777,11 @@ compatibility.  You can do this with @code{defvaralias}.

 @defun defvaralias new-alias base-variable &optional docstring
 This function defines the symbol @var{new-alias} as a variable alias
-for symbol @var{base-variable}. This means that retrieving the value of
-@var{new-alias} returns the value of @var{base-variable}, and changing the
-value of @var{new-alias} changes the value of @var{base-variable}.
+for symbol @var{base-variable}. This means that retrieving the value
+of @var{new-alias} returns the value of @var{base-variable}, and
+changing the value of @var{new-alias} changes the value of
+@var{base-variable}.  The two aliased variable names always share the
+same value and the same bindings.

 If the @var{docstring} argument is non-@code{nil}, it specifies the
 documentation for @var{new-alias}; otherwise, the alias gets the same