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From: Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>
To: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: [External] : Supplying DOC string in a `defun' using `defvar'
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 06:55:30 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <trinity-4dc92ca6-daa8-464f-8fa3-8cfabbb2167d-1622609730075@3c-app-mailcom-bs03> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv1r9lht7z.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>

> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 at 2:55 PM
> From: "Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor" <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
> To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: [External] : Supplying DOC string in a `defun' using `defvar'
>
> >> Seems that syntax is only meaningful in lexically binding Elisp.
> > Is there no syntax that works for dynamic and lexical binding?
>
> Why would you need it to work in the old dynbound dialect?
> Nowadays I see no good reason to use the old dialect for new code.

Then, ultimately, there will not be any dynamic binding?  From my point of view,
the docstring should have nothing to do with either dynamic or lexical binding.

The latest discussion has centered around using

(put 'myfunc 'function-documentation <doc-string>)

And that lexical binding would become default, but not yet.





  reply	other threads:[~2021-06-02  4:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-31 23:00 Supplying DOC string in a `defun' using `defvar' ludvig-faddeev
2021-05-31 23:11 ` 2QdxY4RzWzUUiLuE
2021-05-31 23:13 ` Jean Louis
2021-05-31 23:32   ` ludvig-faddeev
2021-05-31 23:43     ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01  0:14   ` 2QdxY4RzWzUUiLuE
2021-06-01  0:23     ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01  0:35       ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01  0:40       ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01  1:00         ` ludvig-faddeev
2021-06-01  1:07         ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01  1:28           ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01  1:33             ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 13:39               ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 16:31                 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 22:44                   ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01  3:26   ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-01  5:19     ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-01 14:31       ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 14:41         ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-01 15:01           ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-01 15:05             ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-01 15:38               ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-01 18:20                 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-01 18:25                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-01 18:33                     ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-02  2:53                   ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-02 22:46                   ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-02 22:56                     ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-03  6:52                       ` Jean Louis
2021-06-03  7:23                         ` Eduardo Ochs
2021-06-03  9:19                           ` Jean Louis
2021-06-03 14:17                             ` Eduardo Ochs
2021-06-02 15:59                 ` FW: " Drew Adams
2021-06-02 16:19                   ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-02 17:24                     ` Drew Adams
2021-06-02 18:14                       ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-01 22:39               ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 22:43                 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-02  2:55                   ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-02  4:55                     ` Christopher Dimech [this message]
2021-06-02  5:06                       ` Jean Louis
2021-06-02 13:09                       ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-02 13:35                         ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-02 14:43                           ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-02 15:08                           ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-02 16:14                             ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-02 15:53                         ` Drew Adams
2021-06-02 18:35                           ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-02 18:59                             ` Jean Louis
2021-06-02 19:55                               ` Drew Adams
2021-06-02 19:58                             ` Drew Adams
2021-06-02 21:26                               ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-02 22:24                                 ` Drew Adams
2021-06-02 22:39                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-02 22:52                                     ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-02 23:11                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-03 10:57                                         ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-03 13:43                                         ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-03 15:10                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-03 15:34                                             ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-03 15:46                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2021-06-03 16:18                                                 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-03  6:29                                     ` Jean Louis
2021-06-03  6:22                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-03  6:59                                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-01 15:46             ` Drew Adams
2021-06-01 16:34         ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 18:51       ` Nick Dokos
2021-06-01 19:02         ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-01 22:15           ` Robert Thorpe
2021-06-01 23:08             ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-31 23:20 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-05-31 23:31   ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-05-31 23:46     ` ludvig-faddeev
2021-06-01  0:29       ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01  0:35         ` ludvig-faddeev
2021-06-01  1:08           ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01  1:49             ` ludvig-faddeev
2021-06-01 14:26               ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 21:50                 ` ludvig-faddeev
2021-06-01 22:22                   ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-05-31 23:40   ` Jean Louis

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