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authorEli Zaretskii2017-08-18 09:33:11 +0300
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; Minor copyedits in manuals.
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Lexical Binding): The future is here. * doc/emacs/files.texi (Copying and Naming): Use @w{..} around constructs that could be split between lines, but shouldn't.
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1017@subsection Lexical Binding 1017@subsection Lexical Binding
1018 1018
1019 Lexical binding was introduced to Emacs, as an optional feature, in 1019 Lexical binding was introduced to Emacs, as an optional feature, in
1020version 24.1. We expect its importance to increase in the future. 1020version 24.1. We expect its importance to increase with time.
1021Lexical binding opens up many more opportunities for optimization, so 1021Lexical binding opens up many more opportunities for optimization, so
1022programs using it are likely to run faster in future Emacs versions. 1022programs using it are likely to run faster in future Emacs versions.
1023Lexical binding is also more compatible with concurrency, which we 1023Lexical binding is also more compatible with concurrency, which was
1024want to add to Emacs in the future. 1024added to Emacs in version 26.1.
1025 1025
1026 A lexically-bound variable has @dfn{lexical scope}, meaning that any 1026 A lexically-bound variable has @dfn{lexical scope}, meaning that any
1027reference to the variable must be located textually within the binding 1027reference to the variable must be located textually within the binding