bug#66946: 30.0.50; Elisp manual section 17.4 describes an obsolete variable

[Stefan Monnier]

>> In Elisp manual, "17.4 Dynamic Loading of Individual Functions"
>> describes `byte-compile-dynamic' variable.
>>
>> However, according to the docstring, this variable is no longer useful
>>
>>     byte-compile-dynamic is a variable defined in bytecomp.el.
>>
>>     This variable is obsolete since 27.1; not worthwhile any more.
>>
>>     Value
>>     nil
>>
>> It looks like the corresponding section of the manual is now obsolete
>> and should probably be removed.
>
> The manual says:
>
>        _Experience shows that using dynamic function loading provides
>     benefits that are hardly measurable, so this feature is deprecated
>     since Emacs 27.1._
>
> Stefan M, any comments here?

Nothing specific, no.

> Is it time to actually mark this stuff obsolete?

Hmm... isn't it marked obsolete already?
Or did you mean to ask if it's time to throw away the corresponding code?


        Stefan