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31.0.50; Default lexical-binding to t

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Message #45 received at 74145 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 74145 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74145: 31.0.50; Default lexical-binding to t
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 03:28:10 +0000

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

>> I believe the time has come to change the default dialect.
>> I attached a suggested patch to do that.
>
> OK, before we change the default, I propose the patch below, which
> should not change the behavior at all, but allows users to
>
>     (set-default-toplevel-value 'lexical-binding t)
>
> IOW.  It does "everything" the previous patch did except actually change
> the default.  The remaining step is to change the single line that sets
> the default (currently to nil, then to t) and update the docs.
>
> Any objection?

Makes sense to me.

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