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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:35:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #86 received at 44854 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 44854 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefan <at> marxist.se, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#44854: [PATCH] Add lexical-binding cookie to autoload files
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 22:00:34 +0200

> From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:35:54 +0100
> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, 44854 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > > Because when we change the default (not sure what that could be, 2030
> > > maybe?), it will change the way existing files are treated except those
> > > that have a `lexical-binding:` cookie.  Clearly, this is dangerous
> >
> > Dangerous for loaddefs.el? why?
> 
> This is just basic risk management.

When there's risk, yes.  But I see no risk whatsoever in this case.
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