Re: [External] : Supplying DOC string in a `defun' using `defvar'

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> Then, ultimately, there will not be any dynamic binding?

Not at all: the old dialect is called "dynamically bound" because its
most recognizable property is that it offers only dynamic binding,
whereas the new dialect has both.

> From my point of view, the docstring should have nothing to do with
> either dynamic or lexical binding.

No, but it's a new language feature, so it makes sense that you need to
use the new dialect for it be available.

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

The "default" is largely irrelevant: you get to choose for every ELisp
file which dialect it uses.

Have you tried to click on that "/d"?


        Stefan