Hello, I try the following where `$' denotes the shell prompt, and `-|' denotes printed output: $ emacs -Q --batch '--eval=(update-file-autoloads "balance.el" nil "~/.emacs.d/etc/my_autoloads.el")' -| Generating autoloads for balance.el... and my problem is that IT NEVER ENDS. Attached below is the balance.el file causing the trouble. -----------------------------------------------------------------------