2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/erc/ChangeLog b/lisp/erc/ChangeLog
index 75a01581fcd..0875994e775 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/erc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-11-05  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * erc.el (erc-send-input): Bind `str' dynamically (bug#18936).
+
 2014-10-29  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         Simplify use of current-time and friends.
diff --git a/lisp/erc/erc.el b/lisp/erc/erc.el
index 3bb68abfc9e..37b24eaaa60 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/erc.el
+++ b/lisp/erc/erc.el
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ display of that particular string at all."
   "Hook called first when some text is sent through `erc-send-current-line'.
 It gets called with one argument, STRING.
 
-To change the text that will be sent, set the variable STR which is
+To change the text that will be sent, set the variable `str' which is
 used in `erc-send-current-line'.
 
 To change the text inserted into the buffer without changing the text
@@ -5361,6 +5361,7 @@ This returns non-nil only if we actually send anything."
       (beep))
     nil)
    (t
+    (defvar str) ;; FIXME: Make it obey the "erc-" prefix convention.
     (let ((str input)
           (erc-insert-this t))
       (setq erc-send-this t)