Re: lisp blocks

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Jean-Christophe Helary <address@hidden>
> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:19:48 +0900
> 
> >> But then, what's the point having a @lisp block ?
> > 
> > See the explanation of this in the Texinfo manual, in the "@lisp"
> > node.
> 
> I see. I did not understand that part when I first read it. So it is like a 
> "source block" in Org mode I guess, but since there is only a lisp specific 
> block in texinfo that will only work for lisp data.
> 
> Are there examples of texinfo files used as Lisp libraries ?
> Was that an attempt at offering the possibility to write literate code ?

I don't know, I wasn't there when the decision was made.  Now it's
carved in stone due to history.