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28.0.50; Why `bound-and-true-p' is not working in lexical binding?

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Message #28 received at 49116 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>, 49116 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, bugs <at> gnu.support
Subject: Re: bug#49116: 28.0.50; Why `bound-and-true-p' is not working in
 lexical binding?
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:59:50 +0200

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> Maybe we can further improve the text to something like "not meaningful
> in the scope of a lexical binding of the variable" or something like
> that?

But I don't think that's correct, because the function takes a symbol
that refers to a variable -- and not a variable.  :-)

Explaining why something doesn't make sense is often more complicate
than explaining how something works.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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