GNU bug report logs - #10125
24.0.91; package.el (org): Macros in tar packages & order of byte compilation

Previous Next

Full log

Message #32 received at 10125 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: stelian.iancu <at> gmail.com, 10125 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10125: 24.0.91;
	package.el (org): Macros in tar packages & order of byte compilation
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:45:09 +0530

Glenn

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:
> Glenn Morris wrote:
>
>> fresh Emacs instance. There's no reason the "package manager" could not
>> spawn a separate Emacs in batch-mode as a sub-job to do the
>> compilation.

I will let Stelian or any aggrieved future parties to test the patch. 

[...context switch...]

I am wondering whether a knob to "not compile" installed packages is a
good option in general. Can the autoloads be still generated even if the
files themselves are not compiled?

Jambunathan K.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.