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"Roland Winkler" wrote:

> byte-compiling the lisp sources of BBDB.  The option -batch implies
> --no-init-file, but it does not imply --no-site-file.  Is there a
> reason for the latter? 

Historical reasons, I guess.

> Is there a "recommended strategy" which of these options such a
> Makefile should / should not use?

If you don't want to be affected by any site lisp file (I assume you
don't), add --no-site-file.