(e): Make it a variable.

2 files changed, 51 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 089f43d2d98..b9637fe8b0e 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+2003-02-10  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@cs.yale.edu>
+
+        * ffap.el (ffap-complete-as-file-p):
+        Use minibuffer-completing-file-name.
+
+        * international/mule.el (load-with-code-conversion): Use push.
+
+        * font-core.el (font-lock-defontify): Use restore-buffer-modified-p.
+
+        * gud.el (gud-gdb-run-command-fetch-lines, gud-display-line):
+        Use with-current-buffer and simplify.
+
+        * help-mode.el (help-xref-on-pp): Only add xref if the text
+        is less than 5K.
+
+        * pcvs-parse.el (cvs-parse-table): "no longer in repo" does not
+        make the file dead if we used the -n arg.
+
+        * emacs-lisp/cl-macs.el (process-get): Add setf method.
+
+        * server.el (server-previous-strings): Remove.
+        (server-process-filter): Use (process-get 'previous-string) instead.
+        (server-sentinel): Remove code made superfluous.
+
 2003-02-10  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@mail.auburn.edu>
 
         * info.el (Info-follow-nearest-node): Implement new behavior.
@@ -31,9 +55,9 @@
 
 2003-02-09  Martin Stjernholm  <mast@lysator.liu.se>
 
-        * progmodes/cc-mode.el (c-basic-common-init): Install
-        `c-fill-paragraph' on `fill-paragraph-function'.  Although
-        it's not the normal way to call it in a CC Mode buffer it
+        * progmodes/cc-mode.el (c-basic-common-init):
+        Install `c-fill-paragraph' on `fill-paragraph-function'.
+        Although it's not the normal way to call it in a CC Mode buffer it
         makes a direct call to `fill-paragraph' work better.
 
 2003-02-08  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>
@@ -109,15 +133,14 @@
         bytes to ascii text.
         (top-level): Avoid byte-compiler warnings of unused variables if
         the byte-compiler supports this.  This is for the
-        with-parsed-tramp-file-name macro which is wont to produce such
-        stuff.
+        with-parsed-tramp-file-name macro which is wont to produce such stuff.
 
 2003-02-05  Michael Albinus  <Michael.Albinus@alcatel.de>
 
         * net/tramp.el (tramp-handle-directory-file-name): Handle the case
         PATH is "".
-        (tramp-completion-handle-file-name-all-completions):  Define
-        `tramp-current-user' locally.  See `tramp-parse-passwd'.
+        (tramp-completion-handle-file-name-all-completions):
+        Define `tramp-current-user' locally.  See `tramp-parse-passwd'.
         (tramp-parse-passwd): For su-alike methods it would be desirable
         to return "root@localhost" as default.  Unfortunately, we have no
         information whether any user name has been typed already.  So we
@@ -140,8 +163,8 @@
         different hosts.  So we use virtual device numbers, generated by
         `tramp-get-device'.  Both Ange-FTP and EFS use device number -1.
         In order to be different, we use device number (-1 x), whereby "x"
-        is unique for a given (multi-method method user host).  Suggested
-        by Kai.
+        is unique for a given (multi-method method user host).
+        Suggested by Kai.
         (tramp-perl-file-attributes): Always return device number -1.
         There will be a virtual device number set in
         `tramp-handle-file-attributes', which replaces this one.
@@ -149,50 +172,47 @@
         (tramp-get-device): New function.  Returns the virtual device
         number.  If it doesn't exist, generate a new one.
         (tramp-handle-file-regular-p): Use Emacs file name primitives
-        instead of calling tramp-handle-* equivalents directly.  Needed
-        for tramp-smb.
+        instead of calling tramp-handle-* equivalents directly.
+        Needed for tramp-smb.
         (tramp-completion-function-alist-ssh): Add parsing of
         "/etc/ssh_config" and "~/.ssh/config".  Suggested by Kai.
         (tramp-completion-function-alist, tramp-set-completion-function):
         Doc string update.
         (tramp-parse-sconfig, tramp-parse-sconfig-group): New functions.
         Provide parsing of "~/.ssh/config" style files.
-        (tramp-completion-handle-expand-file-name):  Apply
-        `tramp-drop-volume-letter'.  Otherwise, there are problems on W32
-        systems.
+        (tramp-completion-handle-expand-file-name):
+        Apply `tramp-drop-volume-letter'.  Otherwise, there are problems
+        on W32 systems.
         (tramp-completion-mode): Perform check (integerp last-input-event)
         before (event-modifiers last-input-event) -- there might be
         problems if `last-input-event' is a mouse event.
         (tramp-parse-rhosts, tramp-parse-shosts)
-        (tramp-parse-hosts, tramp-parse-passwd, tramp-parse-netrc):  Use
-        `file-readable-p' instead of `file-exists-p'.  Otherwise these
+        (tramp-parse-hosts, tramp-parse-passwd, tramp-parse-netrc):
+        Use `file-readable-p' instead of `file-exists-p'.  Otherwise these
         functions might block.  Reported by <kin@neoscale.com>.
 
         * net/tramp-ftp.el (top-level): eval-after-load "ange-ftp"
         '(tramp-disable-ange-ftp).  Suggested by Kai.
         (tramp-ftp-file-name-handler): `tramp-disable-ange-ftp' not needed
         any longer.
-        (top-level): Defaults for `tramp-default-method-alist' must be a
-        list.
+        (top-level): Defaults for `tramp-default-method-alist' must be a list.
 
-        * net/tramp-smb.el (tramp-smb-file-name-handler-alist):  Apply
-        `tramp-handle-directory-file-name'.
-        (tramp-smb-devices, tramp-smb-get-device): Removed.  Functionality
-        moved to tramp.el.
+        * net/tramp-smb.el (tramp-smb-file-name-handler-alist):
+        Apply `tramp-handle-directory-file-name'.
+        (tramp-smb-devices, tramp-smb-get-device): Remove.
+        Functionality moved to tramp.el.
         (tramp-smb-handle-file-attributes):  Apply `tramp-get-device'.
-        ATIME and CTIME are (0 0) now (= "don't know"), which is more
-        honest.
+        ATIME and CTIME are (0 0) now (= "don't know"), which is more honest.
         (tramp-smb-handle-make-directory): Use Emacs file name primitives
         instead of calling tramp-smb-handle-* equivalents directly.
         (tramp-smb-read-file-entry): Return size as a number but a string.
         (tramp-smb-get-device, tramp-smb-get-inode):  New functions.
         Device number and inode number don't exist for SMB files.
         Therefore we must generate virtual ones.
-        (tramp-smb-devices, tramp-smb-inodes): New variables.  Keep
-        generated virtual device numbers and inodes numbers for SMB files.
+        (tramp-smb-devices, tramp-smb-inodes): New variables.
+        Keep generated virtual device numbers and inodes numbers for SMB files.
         (tramp-smb-handle-file-attributes): Apply them.
-        (top-level): Defaults for `tramp-default-method-alist' must be a
-        list.
+        (top-level): Defaults for `tramp-default-method-alist' must be a list.
 
 2003-02-05  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@cs.yale.edu>
 
diff --git a/lisp/float-sup.el b/lisp/float-sup.el
index b587a51b85b..29b918a3bc3 100644
--- a/lisp/float-sup.el
+++ b/lisp/float-sup.el
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 ;; provide an easy hook to tell if we are running with floats or not.
 ;; define pi and e via math-lib calls. (much less prone to killer typos.)
 (defconst pi (* 4 (atan 1)) "The value of Pi (3.1415926...).")
-(defconst e (exp 1) "The value of e (2.7182818...).")
+;; It's too inconvenient to make `e' a constant because it's used as
+;; a temporary variable all the time.
+(defvar e (exp 1) "The value of e (2.7182818...).")
 
 ;; Careful when editing this file ... typos here will be hard to spot.
 ;; (defconst pi       3.14159265358979323846264338327