Merge from emacs-24; up to 2012-04-24T08:35:02Z!lekktu@gmail.com

[bpt/emacs.git] / doc / lispref / variables.texi

diff --git a/doc/lispref/variables.texi b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
index e0e629e..0be496a 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/variables.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ symbol is changed.
 
 @code{setq} does not evaluate @var{symbol}; it sets the symbol that you
 write.  We say that this argument is @dfn{automatically quoted}.  The
-@samp{q} in @code{setq} stands for ``quoted.''
+@samp{q} in @code{setq} stands for ``quoted''.
 
 The value of the @code{setq} form is the value of the last @var{form}.
 
@@ -1852,16 +1852,19 @@ variable with a new name.  @code{make-obsolete-variable} declares that
 the old name is obsolete and therefore that it may be removed at some
 stage in the future.
 
-@defun make-obsolete-variable obsolete-name current-name &optional when
+@defun make-obsolete-variable obsolete-name current-name when &optional access-type
 This function makes the byte compiler warn that the variable
-@var{obsolete-name} is obsolete.  If @var{current-name} is a symbol, it is
-the variable's new name; then the warning message says to use
-@var{current-name} instead of @var{obsolete-name}.  If @var{current-name}
-is a string, this is the message and there is no replacement variable.
-
-If provided, @var{when} should be a string indicating when the
-variable was first made obsolete---for example, a date or a release
-number.
+@var{obsolete-name} is obsolete.  If @var{current-name} is a symbol,
+it is the variable's new name; then the warning message says to use
+@var{current-name} instead of @var{obsolete-name}.  If
+@var{current-name} is a string, this is the message and there is no
+replacement variable.  @var{when} should be a string indicating when
+the variable was first made obsolete (usually a version number
+string).
+
+The optional argument @var{access-type}, if non-@code{nil}, should
+should specify the kind of access that will trigger obsolescence
+warnings; it can be either @code{get} or @code{set}.
 @end defun
 
   You can make two variables synonyms and declare one obsolete at the