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defcustom's initial value expression is not byte-compiled

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 9712 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9712: 24.0.50; doc about byte-compiling `defcustom'
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:17:29 -0400

retitle 9712 defcustom's initial value expression is not byte-compiled
thanks

> This is what the byte-compiled file shows:
 
> #@14 jjjjjjjjjjjj
> (custom-declare-variable 'titi '(eval-when-compile
>   `(,(kbd "S-<tab>"))) '(#$ . 509) :type '(repeat sexp) :group 'edit)
> #@12 kkkkkkkkkk
> (defvar toto '([S-tab]) (#$ . 647))
 
> Here's the bug (a doc bug), as I see it: Where in the doc is this
> behavior described?  Where does it say that the STANDARD arg to
> defcustom is not evaluated by the byte compiler, even when you use
> `eval-when-compile'?
 
The bug is not in the doc but in the behavior.


        Stefan

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