master f9b43107ce7: * etc/NEWS (static-if): Clarify the entry.

[Alan Mackenzie]

branch: master
commit f9b43107ce706f351dcb88d1a4af1b3ffd9671c5
Author: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
Commit: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>

    * etc/NEWS (static-if): Clarify the entry.
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 etc/NEWS | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 3686bc42f19..3afb0e3008e 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -869,10 +869,11 @@ See the "(elisp) Porting Old Advice" node for help 
converting them
 to use 'advice-add' or 'define-advice' instead.
 
 +++
-** New macro 'static-if' for conditional compilation of code.
-This macro hides a form from the compiler based on a compile-time
-condition.  This is handy for avoiding byte-compilation warnings about
-code that will never actually run under some conditions.
+** New macro 'static-if' for conditional evaluation of code.
+This macro hides a form from the evaluator or byte-compiler based on a
+compile-time condition.  This is handy for avoiding byte-compilation
+warnings about code that will never actually run under some
+conditions.
 
 +++
 ** Desktop notifications are now supported on the Haiku operating system.