GNU bug report logs - #44854
[PATCH] Add lexical-binding cookie to autoload files

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Message #14 received at 44854 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 44854 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#44854: [PATCH] Add lexical-binding cookie to autoload files
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:46:39 -0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Does anyone have any objections to, or see any problems with adding the
>> lexical-binding cookie to autoload files, as in the attached patch?
>
> What are the benefits from doing so?

AFAICT, there are no immediate practical benefits.  But if we ever want
to have lexical-binding enabled by default, many things will have to be
done.  This is just another (admittedly small) step on that long journey.

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