Re: byte-compiling .emacs

[Quokka]

Phillip Lord wrote:
> > > > > > "Joe" == Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:
>
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>   Joe>    On Sun, Apr 10 2005, Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu>
>   Joe>    wrote:
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>   >> But, note, what you should really do is byte compile the .emacs,
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>   Joe>    Why?  Typically this isn't worth the trouble ("Changes is my
>   Joe>    .emacs are ignored!!!1 What's wrong???ß").
>
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>   Joe> OK, I guess I was wrong.  I personally always byte compile mine
>   Joe> b/c otherwise emacs complains that the source file is newer.
>   Joe> Other people might not have that problem :).  But perhaps I'm
>   Joe> the one who should change...
>
> If you don't byte-compile it at all, then it won't. 
>
> I think that there is an auto recompile package out there somewhere. 
> I never compiled my .emacs or subsidiary files myself. I doubt that it
> makes that much difference. 


Don't know that I would describe it as a "package"..
I picked this up somewhere along the way.
(Can't give credit to who or where as I forgot).


;; Make .emacs autocompile on exit

(defun autocompile nil
  "compile itself if ~/.emacs.el"
  (interactive)
  (if (string= (buffer-file-name) (concat default-directory ".emacs.el"))
      (byte-compile-file (buffer-file-name))))
(add-hook 'after-save-hook 'autocompile)