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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Message #64 received at 2577 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Alex <alex <at> bennee.com>
Cc: 2577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#2577: 23.0.91; startup.el should choose .emacs ahead of .emacs.elc if .emacs is newer
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:11:26 -0500

> Typically it's pulling in a later version from an SCM that the warning
> case trips up on, as the doesn't trip the compile-on-save hook that
> most people use to auto compile .emacs.

People waste more time dealing with problems introduced by compiling
their .emacs than they win by have the file load more quickly.

> As Emacs is a configurable editor would adding a variable to control
> this behaviour be the way forward? A lot of people do run their

Since Emacs is configurable, you can do that in your .emacs actually:
check whether the .el is more recent and load it explicitly if so.


        Stefan

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