Re: Feature Request : autoload-form

[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))


-- Stefan