Re: ignoring autoloads in preloaded files on Windows

[Stefan Monnier]

>> (when (ignore-errors
>> (ignore-errors (delete-file tmpfile))
>> (shell-command (format "make -C %s echolisp > %s"
>> mdir tmpfile))

> The other problem with this is that the -C switch is not supported by
> nmake.  So I think it's better to bind default-directory to mdir
> instead, and then read the echolisp.tmp file from that directory.

I also always recommend the use of call-process over shell-command, when
there's a choice, as is the case here.


        Stefan