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From: aks@SOMEWHERE.BERKELEY.EDU (Alan Stebbens)
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Subject: Re: How to change default comment-column?
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Date: 30 May 90 14:46:11 GMT
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> I've changed the appropriate line in c-mode.el to
> 	(setq comment-column 50)
> and byte-compiled to get c-mode.elc.  But I'm still getting the comment
> column at column 32.
> 
> Yes, load-path is set to the correct directory.
> 
> I'm stymied; what am I overlooking?

Just a guess, but perhaps you might consider using

	(set-default comment-column 50)

the documentation is:

   set-default:
   Set SYMBOL's default value to VAL.  SYMBOL and VAL are evaluated.
   The default value is seen in buffers that do not have their own values
   for this variable.	

Alan Stebbens        <aks@hub.ucsb.edu>             (805) 961-3221
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