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

[Stefan Monnier]

Drew Adams [2021-06-02 15:53:31] wrote:
>> > From my point of view, the docstring should have 
>> > nothing to do with either dynamic or lexical binding.
>> No, but
> I guess (hope) that your "No, but" really means "Yes,
> but", and that you agree that it _should_ indeed have
> nothing to do with dynamic or lexical binding.
>> it's a new language feature, so it makes sense that 
>> you need to use the new dialect for it be available.
> I don't see how that makes sense at all.  It doesn't
> follow logically that every "new language feature"
> must work _only_ with the lexical binding dialect
> turned ON.

Indeed it doesn't mean it would be bad to support
(:documentation <foo>) in the dynbound case.  But it's argument for not
bothering to do so.


        Stefan