Re: Feature Request : autoload-form

["Levin Du" <zslevin@gmail.com>]

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We currenly have (eval-after-load file form), what about:

   (eval-before-load file form)

to make things easier?


2008/3/31, paul r <paul.r.ml@gmail.com>:
>
> 2008/3/30, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>:
> > > 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.


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Levin

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