Re: Making a function than can only be used interactively

[carlmarcos]

Jul 4, 2022, 10:55 by tsdh@gnu.org:

> carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor 
> <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>>> Yet when I do `(arktika-workbench)` in my init file, the interactive
>>>> function `arktika-workbench` still gets executed.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why wouldn't it?  As I said the `interactive-only` declaration only
>>> causes the byte-compiler (and hence flymake) to warn about
>>> non-interactive uses of the function.
>>>
>> Have also done a simpler function 
>>
>> (defun test ()
>>   "TODO"
>>   (declare (interactive-only arktika-automated-workbench))
>>   (interactive)
>>   (message "*** test") )
>>
>> (test)
>>
>> Loading emacs I can see that the string "*** test" is being printed. 
>> I am using Emacs 27.2.
>>
>
> Sure, the function will be executed.  As Stefan said, the only effect of
> the declare spec is that byte-compiling the file will cause a warning
> that `test' is only meant for interactive use.
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo
>
Only after byte-compile of a file?  So there is no way to actually make a 
function interactive only?