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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 1705@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org,
	markus.triska@gmx.at, emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org
Subject: bug#1705: 23.0.60; parallel build failure: `mh-e' was not provided
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:00:59 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvfxjwjx8w.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <utz8dkrhh.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:06:50 +0200")

>> >> Personally, I've hacked my Emacs so that when byte-compiling files,
>> >> `require'd files get loaded from the .el in preference to the .elc file
>> >> if it's more recent.
>> > I don't think this is TRT in general.
>> Neither is the preference of .elc even if it's older.
> I wasn't arguing for that,

I know.

> I was arguing for adding dependencies to
> lisp/Makefile.in.  That is always TRT.

Except when there are circular dependencies, which (as mentioned) do
exist in fairly large quantities in Emacs.


        Stefan






  reply	other threads:[~2009-01-06 15:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-25 22:27 bug#1705: 23.0.60; parallel build failure: `mh-e' was not provided Markus Triska
2008-12-27 12:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-12-31  2:30   ` Stefan Monnier
2009-01-02 19:34     ` Bill Wohler
2009-01-03  9:22     ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-01-05  4:12       ` Stefan Monnier
2009-01-05 20:00         ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-01-05 22:21           ` Stefan Monnier
2009-01-06  4:06             ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-01-06 15:00               ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2009-01-06 20:36                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-01-06 22:15                   ` Stefan Monnier
2009-01-06 12:31             ` Richard M Stallman

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