GNU bug report logs - #2061
23.0.60; Add preference to force load of Elisp files when they are newer than corresponding byte-compiled file

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Brent Goodrick <bgoodr <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:25:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 24.4

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard M Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 2061 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: lekktu <at> gmail.com, 2061 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bgoodr <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#2061: 23.0.60; Add preference to force load of Elisp files when they are newer than corresponding byte-compiled file
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:59:21 -0500

    A common case for me is "bzr pull" or "cvs update" or "tla star-merge"
    to bring in new changes.  I don't look at all the Elisp files brought in
    so byte-compile-file is not convenient, and byte-compilation often leads
    to odd results because the `require's read the old .elc files.

Are you saying that in this case you would want to load the .el files
instead?

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