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Unhelpful text in C-h v for variables with a lambda form as value

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Message #26 received at 66750 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: acorallo <at> gnu.org, 66750 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com, acm <at> muc.de,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#66750: Unhelpful text in C-h v for variables with a lambda
 form as value
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:57:40 +0000

Hello, Eli.

On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 19:26:25 +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Cc: 66750 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org>,
> >  Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, acm <at> muc.de
> > Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 15:59:26 +0000
> > From: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

> > Hello, Stefan.

> > On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 08:04:00 -0700, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> > > Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de> writes:

> > > > Currently feature/named-lambdas is mostly working, not fully working.
> > > > Probably the most pressing of these deficiencies is that native compiled
> > > > lambda functions don't yet get their defining symbol set.

> > As I've said, this is now fixed.

> Above, you are talking about "the most pressing of these
> deficiencies", which is now fixed.  What other deficiencies or issues
> are you aware of?

I'm not aware of anywhere else where the code doesn't work.  I'm not
sure whether or not there are any other defining macros (things like
define-minor-mode) which need amendment.  I don't think any user
documentation is needed.

> Please provide a full list, so we could make an informed decision
> whether the feature branch is ready to be landed.

There are currently no ert tests for the new feature.

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).

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