Re: help with add-to-list syntax

[BP25]

Hello!

First, the space character should not be escaped, this was my
mistake. But it changes nothing with respect to my problem.

On Wed, Oct 30 2024, Joel Reicher wrote:
>> Hello! Could any of you be so kind as to help me understand this,
>> please? I have
>>
>> (custom-set-variables '(warning-suppress-types '((undo\
>> discard-info))))
>>
>> in my .emacs. If I start emacs, do load-file .emacs, then evaluate
>> (add-to-list 'warning-suppress-types '(undo\ discard-info)) I get an
>> error saying the variable warning-suppress-types is void.
>
> Instead of doing add-to-list, can you do C-h v and confirm the
> variable setting that you expected didn't work?
Do you mean this? -> If I start emacs, do load-file .emacs, then do C-h v
warning-suppress-types then I see the value being ((undo\ discard-info))