Use lexical-binding by default for M-:, --eval, and *scratch*

* lisp/startup.el (command-line): Default to lexical-binding in *scratch*.
(normal-no-mouse-startup-screen, command-line-1):
Use startup--get-buffer-create-scratch.
(command-line-1):
* lisp/simple.el (eval-expression):
* lisp/server.el (server-eval-and-print): Use lexical-binding to
evaluate the expression.
(server-execute): Use startup--get-buffer-create-scratch.
* lisp/ielm.el (inferior-emacs-lisp-mode): Default to lexical-binding.

5 files changed, 26 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index e861a372b17..788be7060af 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ The default value is 30000, as the previously hard-coded threshold.
 +++
 ** The function 'read-passwd' uses '*' as default character to hide passwords.
 
+** Lexical binding is now used when evaluating interactive Elisp forms
+More specifically, lexical-binding is now used for M-:, --eval, as well
+as in the *scratch* and *ielm* buffers.
+
 ---
 ** The new option 'tooltip-resize-echo-area' avoids truncating tooltip text
 on GUI frames when tooltips are displayed in the echo area.  Instead,
diff --git a/lisp/ielm.el b/lisp/ielm.el
index 82aff9901ba..c7a31a23e68 100644
--- a/lisp/ielm.el
+++ b/lisp/ielm.el
@@ -559,10 +559,11 @@ Customized bindings may be defined in `ielm-map', which currently contains:
   ;; Useful for `hs-minor-mode'.
   (setq-local comment-start ";")
   (setq-local comment-use-syntax t)
+  (setq-local lexical-binding t)
 
-  (set (make-local-variable 'indent-line-function) 'ielm-indent-line)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'indent-line-function) #'ielm-indent-line)
   (set (make-local-variable 'ielm-working-buffer) (current-buffer))
-  (set (make-local-variable 'fill-paragraph-function) 'lisp-fill-paragraph)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'fill-paragraph-function) #'lisp-fill-paragraph)
 
   ;; Value holders
   (set (make-local-variable '*) nil)
diff --git a/lisp/server.el b/lisp/server.el
index c38fdf84835..1e5c57a1c52 100644
--- a/lisp/server.el
+++ b/lisp/server.el
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ Server mode runs a process that accepts commands from the
   ;; intended it to interrupt us rather than interrupt whatever Emacs
   ;; was doing before it started handling the process filter.
   ;; Hence `with-local-quit' (bug#6585).
-  (let ((v (with-local-quit (eval (car (read-from-string expr))))))
+  (let ((v (with-local-quit (eval (car (read-from-string expr)) t))))
     (when proc
       (with-temp-buffer
         (let ((standard-output (current-buffer)))
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ The following commands are accepted by the client:
                                                (find-file-noselect initial-buffer-choice))
                                               ((functionp initial-buffer-choice)
                                                (funcall initial-buffer-choice)))))
-                                   (if (buffer-live-p buf) buf (get-buffer-create "*scratch*")))))
+                                   (if (buffer-live-p buf) buf (startup--get-buffer-create-scratch)))))
                ;; Set current buffer so that newly created tty frames
                ;; show the correct buffer initially.
                (frame (with-current-buffer (or (car buffers)
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 160c4338452..79db712105a 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -1646,12 +1646,14 @@ this command arranges for all errors to enter the debugger."
          (eval-expression-get-print-arguments current-prefix-arg)))
 
   (if (null eval-expression-debug-on-error)
-      (push (eval (macroexpand-all exp) lexical-binding) values)
+      (push (eval (let ((lexical-binding t)) (macroexpand-all exp)) t)
+            values))
     (let ((old-value (make-symbol "t")) new-value)
       ;; Bind debug-on-error to something unique so that we can
       ;; detect when evalled code changes it.
       (let ((debug-on-error old-value))
-        (push (eval (macroexpand-all exp) lexical-binding) values)
+        (push (eval (let ((lexical-binding t)) (macroexpand-all exp)) t)
+              values)
         (setq new-value debug-on-error))
       ;; If evalled code has changed the value of debug-on-error,
       ;; propagate that change to the global binding.
diff --git a/lisp/startup.el b/lisp/startup.el
index a9b58c5e013..421a6ea37db 100644
--- a/lisp/startup.el
+++ b/lisp/startup.el
@@ -1378,7 +1378,8 @@ please check its value")
   (if (get-buffer "*scratch*")
       (with-current-buffer "*scratch*"
         (if (eq major-mode 'fundamental-mode)
-            (funcall initial-major-mode))))
+            (funcall initial-major-mode))
+        (setq-local lexical-binding t)))
 
   ;; Load library for our terminal type.
   ;; User init file can set term-file-prefix to nil to prevent this.
@@ -2124,7 +2125,7 @@ If you have no Meta key, you may instead type ESC followed by the character.)"))
   (insert "\t\t")
   (insert-button "Open *scratch* buffer"
                  'action (lambda (_button) (switch-to-buffer
-                                       (get-buffer-create "*scratch*")))
+                                       (startup--get-buffer-create-scratch)))
                  'follow-link t)
   (insert "\n")
   (insert "\n" (emacs-version) "\n" emacs-copyright "\n")
@@ -2250,6 +2251,13 @@ A fancy display is used on graphic displays, normal otherwise."
 (defalias 'about-emacs 'display-about-screen)
 (defalias 'display-splash-screen 'display-startup-screen)
 
+(defun startup--get-buffer-create-scratch ()
+  (or (get-buffer "*scratch*")
+      (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*scratch*")
+        (set-buffer-major-mode (current-buffer))
+        (setq-local lexical-binding t)
+        (current-buffer))))
+
 (defun command-line-1 (args-left)
   "A subroutine of `command-line'."
   (display-startup-echo-area-message)
@@ -2399,7 +2407,7 @@ nil default-directory" name)
                        (unless (= end (length str-expr))
                          (error "Trailing garbage following expression: %s"
                                 (substring str-expr end)))
-                       (eval expr)))
+                       (eval expr t)))
 
                     ((member argi '("-L" "-directory"))
                      ;; -L :/foo adds /foo to the _end_ of load-path.
@@ -2514,7 +2522,7 @@ nil default-directory" name)
     (when (eq initial-buffer-choice t)
       ;; When `initial-buffer-choice' equals t make sure that *scratch*
       ;; exists.
-      (get-buffer-create "*scratch*"))
+      (startup--get-buffer-create-scratch))
 
     ;; If *scratch* exists and is empty, insert initial-scratch-message.
     ;; Do this before switching to *scratch* below to handle bug#9605.
@@ -2538,7 +2546,7 @@ nil default-directory" name)
                    ((functionp initial-buffer-choice)
                     (funcall initial-buffer-choice))
                    ((eq initial-buffer-choice t)
-                    (get-buffer-create "*scratch*"))
+                    (startup--get-buffer-create-scratch))
                    (t
                     (error "`initial-buffer-choice' must be a string, a function, or t")))))
         (unless (buffer-live-p buf)