* src/minibuf.c (history-length): Increase default from 30 to 100.

* lisp/cus-start.el (history-length): Bump :version.  [Backport]

etc/NEWS

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ and NEWS.1-17 for changes in older Emacs versions.
 You can narrow news to a specific version by calling `view-emacs-news'
 with a prefix argument or by typing C-u C-h C-n.
 
+* Changes in Emacs-24.5
+
+** The default value of `history-length' has increased to 100.
+
+
+* Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.5
+
+** cc-compat.el is marked as obsolete.
 
 * Installation Changes in Emacs 24.4
 

lisp/ChangeLog

+2014-10-20  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* cus-start.el (history-length): Bump :version.  [Backport]
+
 2014-10-20  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 	* obsolete/cc-compat.el: Make obsolete (bug#18561).

lisp/cus-start.el

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ Leaving \"Default\" unchecked is equivalent with specifying a default of
 	     (enable-recursive-minibuffers minibuffer boolean)
 	     (history-length minibuffer
 			     (choice (const :tag "Infinite" t) integer)
-			     "22.1")
+			     "24.5")	; 30 -> 100
 	     (history-delete-duplicates minibuffer boolean "22.1")
 	     (read-buffer-completion-ignore-case minibuffer boolean "23.1")
 

src/ChangeLog

+2014-10-20  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* minibuf.c (history-length): Increase default from 30 to 100.
+	[Backport]
+
 2014-10-20  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* xdisp.c (redisplay_window): Re-run pre-redisplay-function after we
@@ -52,8 +57,7 @@
 	array of 2 values specifying the coordinates of the frame's
 	top-left corner.  Use these values instead of calling x_get_arg,
 	which can cons Lisp objects, and therefore cannot be called except
-	from the main thread.  Remove redundant tests for the default
-	values.
+	from the main thread.  Remove redundant tests for the default values.
 	(my_create_window): Move the calculation of the coordinates of the
 	frame's top-left edge here.  Pass them to the input thread via the
 	second parameter of the WM_EMACS_CREATEWINDOW message.

src/minibuf.c

@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ A value of t means no truncation.
 This variable only affects history lists that don't specify their own
 maximum lengths.  Setting the `history-length' property of a history
 variable overrides this default.  */);
-  XSETFASTINT (Vhistory_length, 30);
+  XSETFASTINT (Vhistory_length, 100);
 
   DEFVAR_BOOL ("history-delete-duplicates", history_delete_duplicates,
 	       doc: /* Non-nil means to delete duplicates in history.