GNU bug report logs - #40594
A mistake in Emacs manuals

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From: <ringawho <at> sina.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: A mistake in Emacs manuals
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:46:30 +0800

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When I read the An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp, I found a mistake in let Prevents Confusion, which is node in section 6 of Chapter 3.
At the end of the third paragraph, it said, "in Emacs Lisp, scoping is dynamic, not lexical"
But in version 24.1, Lexical binding was introduced to Emacs.
I think that needs to be made clear.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: ringawho <at> sina.com
Cc: 40594-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40594: A mistake in Emacs manuals
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:55:28 +0300

> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:46:30 +0800
> From: <ringawho <at> sina.com>
> 
> When I read the An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp, I found a mistake in let Prevents
> Confusion, which is node in section 6 of Chapter 3.
> 
> At the end of the third paragraph, it said, "in Emacs Lisp, scoping is dynamic, not lexical"
> 
> But in version 24.1, Lexical binding was introduced to Emacs.

Thanks, I fixed this.

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