bug#18059: 24.3.92; defvar and special variables

[Stefan Monnier]

> I noticed doing (let () (defvar x)) seems to be the same as (progn
> (defvar x)), which may be a bug.

Both interpretations would make sense, so given the lack of
documentation about the intention, we could consider it as a feature as
much as a bug.

Have you checked whether the behavior is the same with the
byte-compiler?


        Stefan