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28.1; lisp_file_lexically_bound_p behavior mismatches file local variables

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From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
Cc: 64272 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, LdBeth <andpuke <at> foxmail.com>, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#64272: 28.1; lisp_file_lexically_bound_p behavior mismatches file local variables
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:12:24 +0100

Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org> writes:

>>
>> I'm sorry to bust this particular wedding, but here we see once
>> again what became a frequent pattern in Emacs: a tiny problem,
>> perhaps affecting one or a few users who happen to bump into it the
>> first time they try something, which then causes quite serious
>> changes to low-level infrastructure in Emacs that has been working
>> flawlessly for years, and by doing that destabilize Emacs for no
>> good reason.  IOW, a tail that wags the dog.
>>
>> Happens time and again in Emacs, and we all fail to pay attention.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> That said, I know I will be downvoted, and so will not object any
>> changes in this wrong direction.  Let the resultant breakage speak
>> for itself.
>>
>
> Not that my opinion counts, but FWIW, I agree with the above, and I
> upvote this.

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