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Subject: Re: Show who is requiring
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>> > I tried using (current-buffer) to get the name of the "source" package
>> > (i.e., the one which makes the `require' request), but that's
>> > wrong. Any idea how to get the name of the "caller" package?
>> IIUC you want load-file-name.
> How does this report the names of files that require another package?  

IIUC he has put an advice on `require', so in this advice,
`load-file-name' should contain the name of the code that's calling the
`require'.


        Stefan