GNU bug report logs - #36681
Feature Request: Option to build Emacs without byte-compilation.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:12:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>, 36681 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36681: Feature Request: Option to build Emacs without byte-compilation.
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:13:21 -0400

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

> We used to distribute the compiled Lisp files, which made installation
> much faster.  They were removed a few years ago

I don't think that's the case, compiled .elc files are still in the
latest tarball releases.  They're not version controlled, so people
tracking development with git do have to compile the Lisp files.
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