; * Update 'ldefs-boot.el' (do not merge)

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ldefs-boot.el b/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
index 6416f63afbf..e445c1700b4 100644
--- a/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
+++ b/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
@@ -19016,7 +19016,7 @@ Selections are:
 
 \\`0'..\\`9'  Replace the word with a digit offered in the *Choices* buffer.
 \\`SPC' Accept word this time.
-\\`i'   Accept word and insert into private dictionary.
+\\`i'   Accept word and insert into personal dictionary.
 \\`a'   Accept word for this session.
 \\`A'   Accept word and place in `buffer-local dictionary'.
 \\`r'   Replace word with typed-in value.  Rechecked.
@@ -19731,6 +19731,12 @@ the variables of the outer one.  You can, however, access alists
 inside the original alist by using dots inside the symbol, as
 displayed in the example above.
 
+To refer to a non-`let-alist' variable starting with a dot in BODY, use
+two dots instead of one.  For example, in the following form `..foo'
+refers to the variable `.foo' bound outside of the `let-alist':
+
+    (let ((.foo 42)) (let-alist \\='((foo . nil)) ..foo))
+
 Note that there is no way to differentiate the case where a key
 is missing from when it is present, but its value is nil.  Thus,
 the following form evaluates to nil: