Re: Why doesn't nconc change my variable?

[Thorsten Jolitz]

Marcin Borkowski <mbork@wmi.amu.edu.pl> writes:

>>> (setq my-list (nconc my-list '("wtf")))

> That I didn't read earlier; I've read it now, and still don't get it.

even w/o understanding the details, one can simply try to internalize
the rule that after destructive list operations a setq is necessary to
make changes take effect, i.e. always use this (pseudo-code) pattern: 

,----
| (setq X (destuctively-modify X))
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cheers,
Thorsten