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24.2; Emacs fails to use lexical-binding when run from script or in file-local variable list

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From: Changa Imara <changa.imara <at> sonomaacademy.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.2; Emacs fails to use lexical-binding when run from script or in
	file-local variable list
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:44:22 -0700

I'm attempting to run the following script:
===start script===
#!/usr/local/bin/emacs --script
;;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-

(defun foo ()
  (setq x 100))

(defun bar ()
  (let ((x 0))
    (foo)
    x))


(message "%d" (bar))  ; would expect x to still be 0 here
===end script===

With lexical binding enabled the script should return 0. Otherwise it
will return 100. However, when set to be executable and run from the
shell with a command like
"./lexical-binding-test.el", emacs fails to use lexial-binding.

According to the manual: "In shell scripts, the first line is used to
identify the script interpreter, so you cannot put any local variables
there. To accommodate this, Emacs looks for local variable
specifications in the second line if the first line specifies an
interpreter. " This does not seem to be the case.

I also tried setting lexical-bindings using a file local variable list.
This doesn't seem to work either.



In GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin, NS apple-appkit-1038.36)
 of 2012-08-27 on bob.porkrind.org
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1138
Configured using:
 `configure '--host=x86_64-apple-darwin' '--build=i686-apple-darwin'
 '--with-ns' 'build_alias=i686-apple-darwin'
 'host_alias=x86_64-apple-darwin' 'CC=gcc -mmacosx-version-min=10.5''

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Message #8 received at 12528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Changa Imara <changa.imara <at> sonomaacademy.org>
Cc: 12528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12528: 24.2;
	Emacs fails to use lexical-binding when run from script or in
	file-local variable list
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:19:16 -0400

lexical-binding is not a normal file local variable and literally must
be on the first line of the file (bug#10605). This is documented, but
I guess nobody thought about Emacs scripts till now. There is no way to
make that work at present AFAICS.

Message #11 received at 12528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Changa Imara <changa.imara <at> sonomaacademy.org>
Cc: 12528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12528: 24.2;
	Emacs fails to use lexical-binding when run from script or in
	file-local variable list
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:22:45 -0400

Glenn Morris wrote:

> lexical-binding is not a normal file local variable and literally must
> be on the first line of the file (bug#10605). This is documented, but
> I guess nobody thought about Emacs scripts till now. There is no way to
> make that work at present AFAICS.

Without changing Emacs, I mean.

Message #16 received at 12528-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 12528-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12528: 24.2;
	Emacs fails to use lexical-binding when run from script or in
	file-local variable list
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:41:52 -0400

Version: 24.3

Installed something to trunk that hopefully fixes this.

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