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| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2008-04-05 18:39:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2008-04-05 18:39:33 +0000 |
| commit | 06a97d46c40453352292d28589ffbf2631819fa0 (patch) | |
| tree | 90450aadc6243161d6e3c43e4aa08d0bc2e18de9 /doc/emacs | |
| parent | 185ae1f1d01b224ae638ea0d83070065bf091e69 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-06a97d46c40453352292d28589ffbf2631819fa0.tar.gz | |
(Init File): Byte-compiling .emacs is bad.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/emacs/custom.texi | 12 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 141ec6b97e8..a94c43e1af8 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2008-04-05 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> + + * custom.texi (Init File): Byte-compiling .emacs is bad. + 2008-04-04 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> * mini.texi (Minibuffer Edit) <resize-mini-windows>: Adjust default. diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi index 6660b5e66ff..efc6614abe2 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi @@ -2085,10 +2085,14 @@ Many sites put these files in the @file{site-lisp} subdirectory of the Emacs installation directory, typically @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp}. - If you have a large amount of code in your @file{.emacs} file, you -should rename it to @file{~/.emacs.el}, and byte-compile it. @xref{Byte -Compilation,, Byte Compilation, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, -for more information about compiling Emacs Lisp programs. + Byte-compiling your @file{.emacs} is not recommended (@pxref{Byte +Compilation,, Byte Compilation, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference +Manual}). It generally does not speed up startup very much, and often +leads to problems when you forget to recompile the file. A better +solution is to use the Emacs server to reduce the number of times you +have to start Emacs (@pxref{Emacs Server}). If your @file{.emacs} +defines many functions, consider moving them to a separate +(byte-compiled) file which you load in your @file{.emacs}. If you are going to write actual Emacs Lisp programs that go beyond minor customization, you should read the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}. |