Re: defcustom standard value and byte-compilation

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> I just found out that the form defining the standard value of a
> defcustom is not subject to byte-compilation.

IIRC this is not the case if you use lexical-binding.

> The problem with that is that you can't use macros in there without
> having to require the file providing the macro at load-time, too.

Indeed, and the byte-compiler won't warn about unknown functions/vars
and things like that.

> I can use macros in functions and init-forms of defvars and defconsts
> and they are all compiled away, so why shouldn't I allowed to do the
> same for defcustoms?

IIIRC there's a pending bug report about the new behavior in
lexical-binding mode, because when you M-x customize-variable and ask to
see the expression it shows you the byte-compiled gobbledygook instead
of a readable expression.

> Also, I don't find a note on that behavior in the docs.

I don't think it was a conscious decision.


        Stefan