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diff --git a/doc/lispref/eval.texi b/doc/lispref/eval.texi index 7893895eee9..e1998842cf0 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/eval.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/eval.texi @@ -862,8 +862,13 @@ expressions that were read, evaluated, and printed from buffers (including the minibuffer) by the standard Emacs commands which do this. (Note that this does @emph{not} include evaluation in @file{*ielm*} buffers, nor evaluation using @kbd{C-j}, @kbd{C-x C-e}, -and similar evaluation commands in @code{lisp-interaction-mode}.) The -elements are ordered most recent first. +and similar evaluation commands in @code{lisp-interaction-mode}.) + +This variable is obsolete, and will be removed in a future version, +since it constantly enlarges the memory footprint of the Emacs +process. For that reason, we recommend against using it. + +The elements of @code{values} are ordered most recent first. @example @group @@ -880,8 +885,8 @@ values @end group @end example -This variable is useful for referring back to values of forms recently -evaluated. It is generally a bad idea to print the value of +This variable could be useful for referring back to values of forms +recently evaluated. It is generally a bad idea to print the value of @code{values} itself, since this may be very long. Instead, examine particular elements, like this: |