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[PATCH] Automatic elisp dialect insertion

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 66706 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#66706: [PATCH] Automatic elisp dialect insertion
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:40:56 +0300

On 25/10/2023 16:20, Po Lu wrote:
> We cannot make lexical binding the default until an adequately
> proficient writer is found to explain it within the Emacs Lisp
> introduction.

Do we have an explanation there of "dynamic binding"? Or mentions of any 
features that wouldn't work in the context of lexical binding (e.g. 
referencing a local variable of a caller function)?

If so, those would be the places to start with.

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