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diff --git a/doc/lispref/eval.texi b/doc/lispref/eval.texi index 4c1150d1a51..76059079ca1 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/eval.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/eval.texi @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ interpretation. @xref{Command Loop}. @dfn{form} (or an @dfn{expression}). How Emacs evaluates a form depends on its data type. Emacs has three different kinds of form that are evaluated differently: symbols, lists, and ``all other -types.'' This section describes all three kinds, one by one, starting +types''. This section describes all three kinds, one by one, starting with the ``all other types'' which are self-evaluating forms. @menu @@ -304,6 +304,22 @@ function, not a symbol. Executing the function itself evaluates its body; this does involve symbol function indirection when calling @code{erste}. + This form is rarely used and is now deprecated. Instead, you should write it +as: + +@smallexample +@group +(funcall (lambda (arg) (erste arg)) + '(1 2 3)) +@end group +@end smallexample +or just +@smallexample +@group +(let ((arg '(1 2 3))) (erste arg)) +@end group +@end smallexample + The built-in function @code{indirect-function} provides an easy way to perform symbol function indirection explicitly. |