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Let's say, If I have a directory variable named a-directory with its value. Also I have another variable named b-directory which gets its value from the previous variable. 

(setq a-directory "C:/Users/Paper")
(setq b-directory (expand-file-name "org-mode.org" a-directory))

Every time when I change the value of a-directory, I need to eval the b-directory again to get its new value. So here comes the question: How can I get the updated value without evaling b-directory when changing the value of a-directory?

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  • Please add the missing parenthesis for your code. (And consider getting rid of the backquote and comma.) – Drew May 22 '16 at 3:15
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    Instead of being a variable, b-directory could be a function: (defun b-directory () (expand-file-name "org-mode.org" a-directory)) - in this case it will evaluate the expression every time (slight overhead), but will be always up to date. – wvxvw May 22 '16 at 5:30
  • This is a good idea. – Leu_Grady May 22 '16 at 5:47
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    You could also never change a-directory directly through setq but from a change-a-directory function that would update both a-directory and b-directory. – JeanPierre May 22 '16 at 7:38
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Described behavior similar to reactive programming, you may found some implementations for elisp.

But I have no experience with them yet. Please, feel free to add usage examples bellow.

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