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Re: Feature Request : autoload-form
From: |
paul r |
Subject: |
Re: Feature Request : autoload-form |
Date: |
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:28:22 +0200 |
2008/3/30, Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>:
> > I think of autoload as a particular case of the general need to
> > "eval-on-event-then-call". Therefore, I do not see why evaluating a
> > form is less simple than loading a file. Form evaluation is, indeed,
> > less limited but I don't see why it should be a disadvantage here.
>
>
> By the way, instead of
>
> (autoload <fun> <exp> <doc>)
>
> you can do
>
> (defun <fun> (&rest args)
> <doc>
> <exp>
> (apply <fun> args))
>
I needed to do a macro for that, because <fun> name is known at
runtime, but at the end it works.
Thank you.
- Feature Request : autoload-form, paul r, 2008/03/28
- Re: Feature Request : autoload-form, Stefan Monnier, 2008/03/29
- Re: Feature Request : autoload-form, Mike Mattie, 2008/03/30
- Re: Feature Request : autoload-form, Richard Stallman, 2008/03/31
- Re: Feature Request : autoload-form, paul r, 2008/03/31
- Re: Feature Request : autoload-form, Mike Mattie, 2008/03/31