GNU bug report logs - #24780
26.0.50; describe-mode lexical-binding

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>

Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:06:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 24780 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, 24780 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24780: 26.0.50; describe-mode lexical-binding
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:52:46 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:

> How about:
>
>      (Emacs-Lisp)
>
> And:
>
>      (Emacs-Lisp/D)
>
> This would indicate the legacy nature of dynamic binding, and gently
> nudge users to move to lexical-binding.

That's a very good idea, I think.

>> ?  Even that is going to be a nuisance to some people, so it really
>> needs a user option to turn it off.
>
> I wouldn't add a user option.  The correct way to get rid of the "/D",
> if it bothers you, would then be to convert the code to
> lexical-binding.

Heh heh.  Nice.

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