Your bug report #75780: persist-defvar symbol bound before definition, causing data loss which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 75780@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 75780: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=75780 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems