Subject: Re: bug#2061: 23.0.60; Add preference to force load of Elisp files when they are newer than corresponding byte-compiled file

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:07:32 -0500

> If so, I wonder if the right solution is to do something special when loading
> a file for `require' in compilation.

Indeed, that's what I do in my local branch, where the bytecompiler's
handling of require gives precedence to the .el files over the .elc files.

> Perhaps offer to compile them?

It needs to work in batch mode.  And byte-compiling them can easily fall
into circularities.

        Stefan