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Fix bug #12138 with indexing "closures".

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doc/lispref/functions.texi (Closures): Put the main index entry for
 "closures" here.
 doc/lispref/variables.texi (Lexical Binding): Disambiguate the index entry
 for "closures".
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Eli Zaretskii 2012-08-06 19:55:41 +03:00
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2012-08-06 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* functions.texi (Closures): Put the main index entry for
"closures" here. (Bug#12138)
* variables.texi (Lexical Binding): Disambiguate the index entry
for "closures".
2012-06-19 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* Makefile.in: Rename infodir to buildinfodir throughout. (Bug#11737)

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@ -1115,8 +1115,9 @@ named function that you create (e.g.@: with @code{defun}), as well as
any anonymous function that you create using the @code{lambda} macro
or the @code{function} special form or the @code{#'} syntax
(@pxref{Anonymous Functions}), is automatically converted into a
closure.
@dfn{closure}.
@cindex closures
A closure is a function that also carries a record of the lexical
environment that existed when the function was defined. When it is
invoked, any lexical variable references within its definition use the

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@ -968,11 +968,11 @@ wants the current value of a variable, it looks first in the lexical
environment; if the variable is not specified in there, it looks in
the symbol's value cell, where the dynamic value is stored.
@cindex closures
@cindex closures, example of using
Lexical bindings have indefinite extent. Even after a binding
construct has finished executing, its lexical environment can be
``kept around'' in Lisp objects called @dfn{closures}. A closure is
created when you create a named or anonymous function with lexical
created when you define a named or anonymous function with lexical
binding enabled. @xref{Closures}, for details.
When a closure is called as a function, any lexical variable