From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 4446@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#4446: remove ###autoload from ediff-hook.el
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:01:40 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvvdjhqocf.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200909171811.n8HIB7Wi026045@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> (Dan Nicolaescu's message of "Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:11:07 -0700 (PDT)")
>> > The ###autoload in ediff-hook.el is not needed
>> [...]
>> > OK to remove the autoload line?
>>
>> The last time this question was asked, the ediff maintainer asked for
>> it not to be removed:
>>
>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-03/msg00896.html
> Hmm, I forgot about this.
> But removing a single line in a file that hardly ever changes does not
> seem like a bit maintenance burden.
That's only because Michael is the only maintainer who stood strong.
Many other preloaded files would be happy to keep
their ;;;###autoload cookies. They're a form of documentation and make
it easier to switch back&forth between preloaded and non-preloaded.
> On the other hand the autoload adds ~10KB to all emacs downloads, plus a
> few symbols that are defined and never ever used (but need to be GCed
> every single time for ALL users).
That's why those cookies should be skipped for preloaded files.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-17 21:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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2009-09-16 11:18 ` bug#4446: remove ###autoload from ediff-hook.el Dan Nicolaescu
2009-09-16 11:32 ` Leo
2009-09-16 13:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-16 18:17 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2009-09-17 7:14 ` Glenn Morris
2009-09-17 18:11 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2009-09-17 21:01 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2009-09-24 3:28 ` Glenn Morris
2009-09-24 15:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-24 20:27 ` Glenn Morris
2009-09-24 22:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-25 18:16 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2009-09-25 21:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-26 19:18 ` Glenn Morris
2009-09-29 3:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-29 3:56 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2009-09-29 21:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-30 4:34 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2009-10-06 3:20 ` bug#4446: marked as done (remove ###autoload from ediff-hook.el) Emacs bug Tracking System
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