GNU bug report logs - #11862
[PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting

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Reported by: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:23:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Wolfgang Jenkner'" <wjenkner <at> inode.at>, "'Michael Witten'" <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 11862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Richard Stallman' <rms <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v3] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 09:45:11 -0700

> > binding is frequently referred to as setting,
> 
> This is a bit misleading

I agree.  Binding and setting (assigning) are not the same.

FWIW, here is Common Lisp on "assigning":
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Groups/AI/html/cltl/clm/node79.html

and on "binding":
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Groups/AI/html/cltl/clm/node83.html#SECTION001150000000000
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And there is this, from the book "Successful Lisp":
http://psg.com/~dlamkins/sl/chapter03-06.html
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