Re: use-package :after ??

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 13:44:25 -0700
> 
> > :after cannot force loading the parents, AFAIU.  I don't understand
> > why you think it should (or could).
> 
> The :after(s) say there is a relationship between a, b, and c --
> presumably, in the user's setup, a won't be used without b (same w/
> b->c).

No, :after says that a will be loaded immediately after b, and _only_
if b is loaded.  If b is never loaded, neither will a.