(momentary-string-display): Bind inhibit-read-only.

diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index 0cea4ed5b9892eadbb7637930479f7f0b49ae1b8..8954dff55e3d05268a1e7fee3cc2522a4d23906c 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ otherwise it is then available as input (as a command if nothing else).
 Display MESSAGE (optional fourth arg) in the echo area.
 If MESSAGE is nil, instructions to type EXIT-CHAR are displayed there."
   (or exit-char (setq exit-char ?\ ))
-  (let ((buffer-read-only nil)
+  (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
        ;; Don't modify the undo list at all.
        (buffer-undo-list t)
        (modified (buffer-modified-p))