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30.2; Doc of `dolist'

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Message #14 received at 79320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 79320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79320: 30.2; Doc of `dolist'
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:59:28 -0400

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  > I already said that it does not say that.  It correctly
  > says that "VAR is bound...".  The point is that it might
  > not be obvious that VAR can be a defvar; that's all.

I agree it would be good to say this explicitly.
Explaining consequences that are not obvious
is part of what makes for a good manual.

Thanks for the suggestion.

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