Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> Is this "aversion" to byte-compilation of custom themes intentional?
>
> I think it's due to the idea that users might download theme files from
> random places without realizing that it contains arbitrary Lisp code
> (contrary to normal Emacs packages where we consider that users should
> know that it contains arbitrary Lisp code).  So we prompt users to
> confirm that they think the theme file is safe, and users can't be
> expected to assess the safety of a .elc file, so we insist on using the
> .el file, which the user can inspect without nearly as much pain.

Ah, that makes sense.  Do you think it would be worthwhile clarifying
this in the manual?  Is there a clearer way of saying the following?