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Re: lexical-binding is turned on in more use cases
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Alan Mackenzie |
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Re: lexical-binding is turned on in more use cases |
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Tue, 10 Mar 2020 20:16:30 +0000 |
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Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) |
Hello, Andrea.
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 19:49:55 +0000, Andrea Corallo wrote:
> Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden> writes:
> > What specific real problem does forcing M-: to use lexical binding
> > solve?
> My 2 cents are that it solves the problem of consistency if we assume
> lexical binding is going to be the default for the future.
What problem of consistency?
> Indeed to become default it has to start somewhere.
So, you would presumably agree with me, you know of no specific problem
that lexical binding in M-: will solve. It causes breakage. But you
think it's a good idea, anyway?
I believe people who say lexical binding is a good idea, even though I
can't see any benefit myself. But there are places where lexical
binding is not a good thing, and M-: is one of these, in my view.
> Regards
> Andrea
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> address@hidden
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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
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