Remove `$Id$' tag.

[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / custom.el

diff --git a/lisp/custom.el b/lisp/custom.el
index a724d49..ea7afc4 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/custom.el
+++ b/lisp/custom.el
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ COMMENT is a comment string about SYMBOL."
            (put symbol 'saved-value (list value))
            (put symbol 'saved-variable-comment comment)
            ;; Allow for errors in the case where the setter has
-           ;; changed between versions, say.
-           (condition-case nil
+           ;; changed between versions, say, but let the user know.
+           (condition-case data
                (cond (now
                       ;; Rogue variable, set it now.
                       (put symbol 'force-value t)
@@ -467,7 +467,8 @@ COMMENT is a comment string about SYMBOL."
                      ((default-boundp symbol)
                       ;; Something already set this, overwrite it.
                       (funcall set symbol (eval value))))
-             (error nil))
+             (error 
+              (message "Error setting %s: %s" symbol data)))
            (setq args (cdr args))
            (and (or now (default-boundp symbol))
                 (put symbol 'variable-comment comment)))