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Emacs 29. Byte compiler sometimes forgets about a defvar.

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Message #17 received at 59057 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: 59057 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59057: Emacs 29.  Byte compiler sometimes forgets about a
 defvar.
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:31:32 -0500

>> (defvar VAR) does not "create a variable".
> According to both its doc string and the Elisp manual it does.

BTW, what I'm describing is how things have worked in `lexical-binding`
since Emacs-24, basically.  A few corner cases didn't quite obey it
(and I'm sure there are still a few remaining ones), but by and large
this is how it has worked for the last 10 years.


        Stefan

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