GNU bug report logs - #10946
24.0.94; eval-after-load incompatible change

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.94

Fixed in version 24.0.95

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 10946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 10946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10946: 24.0.94; eval-after-load incompatible change
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:28:57 -0500

>>> I don't understand why it should have such a consequence.
>> Because now you have to worry about load-file-name, which means
>> (eval-after-load 'feature ... ) does nothing unless the file provided
>> that feature is loaded. i.e. it is almost the same as (eval-after-load
>> "file" ...).

> I didn't mean to say that provide should run the after-load thingies
                                             ^^^
                                             not

> when load-file-name is nil.

Sorry about this typo.  But note that after thinking some more about it,
I noticed that it's called "eval-after-LOAD", so it makes sense that it
should only work when LOADing a file.


        Stefan
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