GNU bug report logs - #2577
23.0.91; startup.el should choose .emacs ahead of .emacs.elc if .emacs is newer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alex <alex <at> bennee.com>

Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:45:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Alex <alex <at> bennee.com>
Cc: 2577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#2577: 23.0.91; startup.el should choose .emacs ahead of .emacs.elc if .emacs is newer
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:49:42 -0500

> Currently startup.el warns if .emacs.elc is newer than .emacs however
> this hides subtle bugs if people don't carefully watch their logs/mode
> line during startup. Although many people have clever auto-compile
> magic every tiome they save .emacs this often break down when they
> pull in updates via SCMs.

I think that if people compile their .emacs they get what they ask for.


        Stefan
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