GNU bug report logs - #20640
24.5; lexical-binding should work like a normal file-local variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 10:21:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 10605, 15849

Found in versions 24.3.50, 24.5

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 20640 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20640 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20640: 24.5;
 lexical-binding should work like a normal file-local variable
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 21:59:45 -0400

> I think the only reason for this is an implementation detail
> (lexical-binding is parsed by other code than the other file-local
> variables).  It would be great to make it consistent with other
> variables so that the user doesn't need to care about the difference.

Allowing it at the end of the file, would require jumping to the end of
the file first, and then starting over from the beginning.
That'd be a very bad requirement.


        Stefan
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