GNU bug report logs - #59882
30.0.50; Compilation of ELPA packages during version upgrade (Org 9.6 ELPA upgrade from older ELPA version)

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Message #17 received at 59882 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: David Masterson <dsmasterson <at> gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode <at> gnu.org, michel <at> schi.nz, 59882 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59882: Multiple versions of Org in load-path problem
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:57:40 +0200

> From: David Masterson <dsmasterson <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: michel <at> schi.nz,  emacs-orgmode <at> gnu.org,  59882 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:43:05 -0800
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> So, 'describe-variable' on org-version causes Org to be loaded?!?
> >
> > Why is it so surprising?  Is this the first time you see that a Help
> > command loads something to do its job?
> 
> Yes, it is surprising.  How did Emacs know to load Org to find
> org-version?  I didn't request it to by this action.  Or did it do a
> package-activate-all (or similar) to ensure that everything was loaded?
> That would be overkill.  Sometimes the best answer is 'nil'.

I don't think Emacs does package-activate-all.  But Help commands
frequently load packages to provide the documentation of the symbols
you ask about.  If this is surprising, then I suggest to get used to
it.

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