Re: Line number where eval-after-load is defined in my .emacs file

[Stefan Monnier]

> I tried using the more "standard" function (defined in simple.el)
> `line-number-at-pos', but that gives the same problem.

That's because the current-buffer is *scratch* (or some other such
buffer), rather than being a buffer that holds the contents of the
.emacs file.

> I'm sure what I ask (to access/save the line number of where the macro
> is called) is possible, but there's something I clearly miss in the
> macro stuff...

In some situations, there's a way, indeed, but it's tricky/unreliable.


        Stefan