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24.0.92; update-directory-autoloads now adds path element to filename in autoload definition

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From: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 10396 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10396: 24.0.92; update-directory-autoloads now adds path element to filename in autoload definition
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:53:12 +0100

Stefan Monnier writes:
>> This might not be a bug, but I couldn't find anything in NEWS regarding
>> this issue, and it breaks my personal autoload setup.
>
> It's a feature: since foo/bar is not in `load-path', autoload.el figures
> that only "bar/test" will properly load the file.
> So you just need to set `load-path' to include `foo/bar' like you
> probably already do elsewhere.

But it's a new feature, right? Emacs 23.3 doesn't seem to do that.

If it's new, I think it should be mentioned in NEWS; it is an important
change for anyone creating Emacs packages, since I now have to make sure
that `load-path' during autoload-generation and during actual usage of
the package is consistent.

-David

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