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

[Stefan Monnier]

> How long will you allow users to move to the new dialect?

I don't know.  Emacs-24 introduced the new dialect back in 2012.
The conversion of Emacs's own ELisp code was just finished a couple
months ago, so I expect it'll quite a few more years.

> And after that time, the lexical binding declaration would no longer
> be necessary, right?

That's right.  Most likely we'll first have a transition period where
the absence of a lexical-binding declaration will trigger a warning.


        Stefan