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Re: ;;;###autoload declarations
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uzibalqa |
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Re: ;;;###autoload declarations |
Date: |
Sat, 24 Jun 2023 11:27:50 +0000 |
------- Original Message -------
On Saturday, June 24th, 2023 at 2:02 PM, Michael Heerdegen
<michael_heerdegen@web.de> wrote:
> uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me writes:
>
> > What is the procedure of using a loaddefs.el?
>
>
> It's a file containing the autoload references. It's normally build
> automatically - when building Emacs, installing packages, etc. And
> normally loaded automatically at startup.
>
> So it's a quite low-level mechanism not really useful for the end user.
> Unless maybe, you generate a loaddefs file for a bunch of third-party
> libraries that you want to use and you did not install them with package
> manager or the OS. Then it may make sense to build a loaddefs file
> yourself.
>
> Michael.
Would you see benefits in using a loaddefs file for those writing their own
minor modes and customisation files ? Autoloading could be useful if things
could be made easier to set up.