* src/data.c (Fsymbol_value): Doc fix re lexical-binding.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index e61bca5cfe7..581030cca49 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-11-27  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* data.c (Fsymbol_value): Doc fix re lexical-binding.
+
 2012-11-26  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
 	* fontset.c (Finternal_char_font): Return nil on non-GUI frames.
diff --git a/src/data.c b/src/data.c
index abcdd4dca0d..ff2c0d94b9d 100644
--- a/src/data.c
+++ b/src/data.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,9 @@ find_symbol_value (Lisp_Object symbol)
 }
 
 DEFUN ("symbol-value", Fsymbol_value, Ssymbol_value, 1, 1, 0,
-       doc: /* Return SYMBOL's value.  Error if that is void.  */)
+       doc: /* Return SYMBOL's value.  Error if that is void.
+Note that if `lexical-binding' is in effect, this returns the
+global value outside of any lexical scope.  */)
   (Lisp_Object symbol)
 {
   Lisp_Object val;