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#59334
29.0.50; loading native-compiled init file sets user-init-file to .eln
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Reported by: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:30:02 UTC
Severity: normal
Fixed in version 29.0.50
Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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Message #41 received at 59334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
> From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:03:32 +0100
> Cc: Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>, 59334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>
> If the init file was loaded from .eln, do we want it to warn the user
> - when init.el is newer than init.elc, or
> - when init.el is newer than [whatever]/init-xxxxxxxx-yyyyyyy.eln (as it's doing now)?
The second one cannot happen, AFAIU: Emacs will not load an outdated
.eln file. That's why Emacs insists on having access to the .el
source file when it is about to load a .eln file.
As for the first one, I'm not sure if a warning is necessary. For
starters, it will be a very rare one, since when we compile to produce
an updated .eln file, we also produce an updated .elc file. And
emitting a warning in that case might confuse users, making them think
Emacs loaded the .elc file (otherwise why should Emacs bother about
its being outdated?).
So, on balance, I think the answer is NO to both.
Andrea, WDYT?
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