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(Function Indirection): Add NOERROR to indirect-function.

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  The built-in function @code{indirect-function} provides an easy way to
perform symbol function indirection explicitly.

@c Emacs 19 feature
@defun indirect-function function
@anchor{Definition of indirect-function}
This function returns the meaning of @var{function} as a function.  If
@var{function} is a symbol, then it finds @var{function}'s function
definition and starts over with that value.  If @var{function} is not a
symbol, then it returns @var{function} itself.

This function signals a @code{void-function} error if the final
symbol is unbound and a @code{cyclic-function-indirection} error if
there is a loop in the chain of symbols.

Here is how you could define @code{indirect-function} in Lisp:

@smallexample
(defun indirect-function (function)

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  The built-in function @code{indirect-function} provides an easy way to
perform symbol function indirection explicitly.

@c Emacs 19 feature
@defun indirect-function function &optional noerror
@anchor{Definition of indirect-function}
This function returns the meaning of @var{function} as a function.  If
@var{function} is a symbol, then it finds @var{function}'s function
definition and starts over with that value.  If @var{function} is not a
symbol, then it returns @var{function} itself.

This function signals a @code{void-function} error if the final symbol
is unbound and optional argument @var{noerror} is @code{nil} or
omitted.  Otherwise, if @var{noerror} is non-@code{nil}, it returns
@code{nil} if the final symbol is unbound.

It signals a @code{cyclic-function-indirection} error if there is a
loop in the chain of symbols.

Here is how you could define @code{indirect-function} in Lisp:

@smallexample
(defun indirect-function (function)