* eval.c (Fdefvar): Rewrite so as not to use empty "else".

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 4e72b9c0d2b..15d169a8b30 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2011-03-16  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         * eval.c (call_debugger, do_debug_on_call, grow_specpdl): Now static.
+        (Fdefvar): Rewrite so as not to use empty "else".
 
         * callint.c (quotify_arg, quotify_args): Now static.
         (Fcall_interactively): Rename locals to avoid shadowing.
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index f9ed8712eb3..4f6d3dd015d 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -801,10 +801,11 @@ usage: (defvar SYMBOL &optional INITVALUE DOCSTRING)  */)
       LOADHIST_ATTACH (sym);
     }
   else
-    /* Simple (defvar <var>) should not count as a definition at all.
-       It could get in the way of other definitions, and unloading this
-       package could try to make the variable unbound.  */
-    ;
+    {
+      /* Simple (defvar <var>) should not count as a definition at all.
+         It could get in the way of other definitions, and unloading this
+         package could try to make the variable unbound.  */
+    }
 
   return sym;
 }