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authorEli Zaretskii2020-04-13 11:53:47 +0300
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Minor wording change in Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp
* doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Prevent confusion): Mention that dynamic scoping is only the default in Emacs Lisp, not the only scoping rule. (Bug#40594)
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@@ -3667,7 +3667,8 @@ automatically undone when the @code{let} is finished. The setting
3667only affects expressions that are inside the bounds of the @code{let} 3667only affects expressions that are inside the bounds of the @code{let}
3668expression. In computer science jargon, we would say the binding of 3668expression. In computer science jargon, we would say the binding of
3669a symbol is visible only in functions called in the @code{let} form; 3669a symbol is visible only in functions called in the @code{let} form;
3670in Emacs Lisp, scoping is dynamic, not lexical. 3670in Emacs Lisp, the default scoping is dynamic, not lexical. (The
3671non-default lexical binding is not discussed in this manual.)
3671 3672
3672@code{let} can create more than one variable at once. Also, 3673@code{let} can create more than one variable at once. Also,
3673@code{let} gives each variable it creates an initial value, either a 3674@code{let} gives each variable it creates an initial value, either a