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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: Feature Request : autoload-form
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:55:42 -0400
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    I think of autoload as a particular case of the general need to
    "eval-on-event-then-call".

Looking for the most general way to think of this is not a good
practice.

Please listen to my experience.  Features like autoload should be kept
as limited as possible.