Re: bug in save-some-buffers or diff.el?

["Eli Zaretskii" <eliz@elta.co.il>]

> From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:34:15 -0600
> 
> > Instead, `load' should load the newest of .el
> > or .elc files, and report the same warning as a simple reminder to
> > recompile updated .el files to execute them faster.
> 
> That may be true for developers running CVS Emacs.  But for normal
> users, it is the historic and expected behavior.  For instance, it
> allows me to develop and test my own .el files while still having a
> working .elc file for both myself and others to use.

Indeed.

I fully agree with Kevin: the current behavior of `load' should not be
changed.

I do work on developing CVS Emacs, but still I find the current
behavior much more useful than the suggested one.  For example, it
allows me to do a "cvs up" on selected files without worrying about
possible inconsistencies that might introduce (because some changes in
*.el files require related changes in other files in order for them to
work correctly).