GNU bug report logs - #36157
27.0.50; ediff-files does not work after lexical-binding was enabled for ediff

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi <at> gmail.com>
Cc: alex.branham <at> gmail.com, 36157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36157: 27.0.50; ediff-files does not work after lexical-binding was enabled for ediff
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:26:42 -0400

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  > If you look at the code of ediff-find-file, you will see the use of
  > `symbol-value' everywhere.

Which variables would this operate on?

If they are file-local variables, won't they have to be dynamic?
Perhaps that code need not be concerned about lexical bindings.


(Someone should check this for security too.)

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