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* lisp/simple.el (minibuffer-history-values): New function, should be
used to access the minibuffer input history variable when the
minibuffer might be active.  If the variable is buffer-local, the
previous buffer's value will be used.
(goto-history-element): Use the new function to access the minibuffer
history.
(minibuffer-history-isearch-wrap): Use the new function to access the
minibuffer history.
* src/minibuf.c (read_minibuf): Switch to previous buffer temporarily
before updating history list (Bug#38317).
(read-from-minibuffer): Extend documentation to mention that the
result of using the command will be added to the history list by
default.
* doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Minibuffer History): Mention the
possibility of using a buffer-local variable as history.
* etc/NEWS: Announce changes.