`lexical-binding' doc clarification

* lread.c (syms_of_lread): Clarify that is isn't only
`eval-buffer' and `eval-defun' that's affected by
`lexical-binding'.

Fixes: debbugs:8460

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 3bb02a7..8ef3efa 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-07-15  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+       * lread.c (syms_of_lread): Clarify that is isn't only
+       `eval-buffer' and `eval-defun' that's affected by
+       `lexical-binding' (bug#8460).
+
 2011-07-15  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
        * xdisp.c (move_it_in_display_line_to): Fix vertical motion with

diff --git a/src/lread.c b/src/lread.c
index 6cb217a..7dd566d 100644 (file)
--- a/src/lread.c
+++ b/src/lread.c
@@ -4510,9 +4510,11 @@ to load.  See also `load-dangerous-libraries'.  */);
   staticpro (&Qlexical_binding);
   DEFVAR_LISP ("lexical-binding", Vlexical_binding,
               doc: /* If non-nil, use lexical binding when evaluating code.
-This only applies to code evaluated by `eval-buffer' and `eval-region'.
-This variable is automatically set from the file variables of an interpreted
-  Lisp file read using `load'.  */);
+This applies to code evaluated by `eval-buffer' and `eval-region' and
+other commands that call these functions, like `eval-defun' and
+the like.
+This variable is automatically set from the file variables of an
+interpreted Lisp file read using `load'.  */);
   Fmake_variable_buffer_local (Qlexical_binding);
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("eval-buffer-list", Veval_buffer_list,