GNU bug report logs - #8460
24.0.50; Doc string of `lexical-binding'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 18:07:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.0.50

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 8460 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8460 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen' <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Subject: Re: bug#8460: 24.0.50; Doc string of `lexical-binding'
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:38:01 -0400

> The problem is this: We say that it "applies to" a certain number of cases.
> That begs the question, "What does it _not_ apply to?"

> IOW, why don't we just say this?

>  "Non-nil means use lexical binding when evaluating code."

We could indeed.  Tho I think a better docstring could be:

   Non-nil means that the code in the current buffer should be evaluated
   with lexical binding.


-- Stefan
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