GNU bug report logs - #43255
28.0.50; feature/native-comp void-function subr-native-lambda-list

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Message #49 received at 43255 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 43255 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, arthur.miller <at> live.com, akrl <at> sdf.org
Subject: Re: bug#43255: 28.0.50;
 feature/native-comp void-function subr-native-lambda-list
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:27:20 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 00:47:04 -0700
> Cc: 43255 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>
> 
> > as it's a minor feature that moreover has no effect at all until some
> > Lisp files are compiled with it.
> 
> AFAICT, when using the native-comp branch, Lisp files are automatically
> compiled without me having to do anything.

That'd be a misfeature, I think: it means that users who build their
own Emacs will have their build take hours.  I'd prefer to have an
option to delay native compilation to some later time, ideally have it
JIT-compiled, like Guile does.

Is this possible?

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