From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#4446: remove ###autoload from ediff-hook.el Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:01:40 -0400 Message-ID: References: <200909161118.n8GBIPDV012011@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> <82iqfi2gb0.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <200909171811.n8HIB7Wi026045@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 4446@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1253222842 24657 80.91.229.12 (17 Sep 2009 21:27:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:27:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 4446@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: Dan Nicolaescu Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 17 23:27:15 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MoOVW-0007U6-UQ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:27:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49395 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MoOVW-0006yt-7R for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:14 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MoOVR-0006vd-4h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:09 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MoOVM-0006nG-IJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:08 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47006 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MoOVM-0006n6-FQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:04 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:39035) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MoOVL-0007gL-Te for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:04 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n8HLR1As003413; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:27:01 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n8HLA5Lh000500; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:10:05 -0700 Resent-Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:10:05 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs 2Resent-Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:10:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 4446 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 4446-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B4446.125322130430872 (code B ref 4446); Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:10:05 +0000 Original-Received: (at 4446) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 17 Sep 2009 21:01:44 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (pruche.dit.umontreal.ca [132.204.246.22]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n8HL1ft9030866 for <4446@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:01:43 -0700 Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8HL1eiA003632; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:01:41 -0400 Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id DC40C3A104; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:01:40 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <200909171811.n8HIB7Wi026045@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> (Dan Nicolaescu's message of "Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:11:07 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3365=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) Resent-Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:08 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:31187 Archived-At: >> > 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