GNU bug report logs - #13305
24.2; describe-function gives incorrect function location information (for functions changed in a hook?)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: mdl <at> alum.mit.edu

Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:18:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 13305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Mark Lillibridge <mdl <at> alum.mit.edu>
Cc: 13305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13305: 24.2;
	describe-function gives incorrect function location information (for
	functions changed in a hook?)
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:19:51 -0500

>> > (add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook
>> >   (function (lambda()
>> > (require 'rmailsum)
>> > (defun rmail-summary-output (&optional file-name n)
>> I also *strongly* discourage the use of `defun' within another function.
>     Is this in the elisp manual somewhere?  It's exactly what one would
> do given experience with scheme or other lisps.

In Scheme, a local `define' does not affect the global definition.
So it's a completely different operation (it's more like a `let').


        Stefan
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