GNU bug report logs - #66636
Move lexical-binding warning from checkdoc to byte-compiler

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:50:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>, 66636 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#66636: Move lexical-binding warning from checkdoc to byte-compiler
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 08:15:38 +0800

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> FWIW, I think this would be a disservice to them (and to ourselves).
> In 99% of the cases it's just as easy to make the code work with
> `lexical-binding:t`.

I think we want to encourage whatever relieves users of the most work,
not what comports best with some abstract conception of desirability.

Since the number of package developers does not exceed the number of
users installing packages, which goes without saying.
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