(ielm-eval-input): Use variables *, **, *** not :, ::, :::.

(inferior-emacs-lisp-mode): Corresponding changes.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ielm.el b/lisp/ielm.el
index d891ec79453..9983c01a0f5 100644
--- a/lisp/ielm.el
+++ b/lisp/ielm.el
@@ -303,15 +303,15 @@ simply inserts a newline."
               (if (ielm-is-whitespace (substring ielm-string ielm-pos))
                   ;; need this awful let convolution to work around
                   ;; an Emacs bug involving local vbls and let binding
-                  (let ((:save :)
-                        (::save ::)
-                        (:::save :::))
+                  (let ((*save *)
+                        (**save **)
+                        (***save ***))
                     (save-excursion
                       (set-buffer ielm-working-buffer)
                       (condition-case err
-                          (let ((: :save)
-                                (:: ::save)
-                                (::: :::save)
+                          (let ((* *save)
+                                (** **save)
+                                (*** ***save)
                                 (ielm-obuf (current-buffer)))
                             (setq ielm-result (eval ielm-form))
                             (setq ielm-wbuf (current-buffer))
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Uses the interface provided by `comint-mode' (which see).
 * \\[comint-dynamic-complete] completes Lisp symbols (or filenames, within strings), 
   or indents the line if there is nothing to complete.
 
-During evaluations, the values of the variables `:', `::', and `:::'
+During evaluations, the values of the variables `*', `**', and `***'
 are the results of the previous, second previous and third previous
 evaluations respectively.
 
@@ -438,12 +438,12 @@ Customised bindings may be defined in `ielm-map', which currently contains:
   (setq fill-paragraph-function 'lisp-fill-paragraph)
 
   ;; Value holders
-  (setq : nil)
-  (make-local-variable ':)
-  (setq :: nil)
-  (make-local-variable '::)
-  (setq ::: nil)
-  (make-local-variable ':::)
+  (setq * nil)
+  (make-local-variable '*)
+  (setq ** nil)
+  (make-local-variable '**)
+  (setq *** nil)
+  (make-local-variable '***)
 
   ;; font-lock support
   (make-local-variable 'font-lock-defaults)