(set-variable-value-history): Add reference to history-length in

the doc string.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 60bbc2b7914..cafe756be54 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 2007-12-22  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
+        * simple.el (minibuffer-history, shell-command-history)
+        (set-variable-value-history): 
         * replace.el (regexp-history): 
-        * simple.el (minibuffer-history): 
         * international/mule-cmds.el (input-method-history): 
         * files.el (file-name-history): Add reference to history-length in
         the doc string.
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 8c97cec2a6c..d413e927a85 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -4782,7 +4782,10 @@ Each action has the form (FUNCTION . ARGS)."
                 'switch-to-buffer-other-frame yank-action send-actions))
 
 (defvar set-variable-value-history nil
-  "History of values entered with `set-variable'.")
+  "History of values entered with `set-variable'.
+
+Maximum length of the history list is determined by the value
+of `history-length', which see.")
 
 (defun set-variable (variable value &optional make-local)
   "Set VARIABLE to VALUE.  VALUE is a Lisp object.