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[PATCH] Avoid defining (temporarily) vars and functions

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, 21466 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21466: [PATCH] Avoid defining (temporarily) vars and functions
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:14:41 +0200

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

>> Also, in place of cc-bytecomp-defun is proposed declare-function.
>> However this is in an inconsistent state, with the documentation
>> requiring a FILE argument, but Stefan's patch supplying nil.
>
> `declare-function` says:
>
>     The FILE argument is not used by the byte-compiler, but by the
>     `check-declare' package, which checks that FILE contains a
>     definition for FN.
>
> So indeed, a real FILE argument would be preferable, but passing nil
> works fine (it will simply prevent `check-declare` from making sure
> that file indeed defines that function,

I've now amended the doc string to `declare-function on the trunk to
mention this.

Alan, it sounded like you were generally positive to the patch (except
for the `declare-function' bit, which should now be clarified and the
(featurep 'xemacs))?  

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