GNU bug report logs - #8638
24.0.50; Imenu should not include vacuous defvars

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 18:16:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8638 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8638: 24.0.50; Imenu should not include vacuous defvars
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 20:50:37 +0200

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 20:15, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:

> Could we please improve `lisp-imenu-generic-expression so that it does
> not include vacuous defvars such as (defvar foobar), which are generally
> used only to quiet the byte-compiler?

With lexical binding, (defvar foobar) is used to tell the bytecompiler
that the variable has dynamic scope.

    Juanma
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