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diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi index 21948f181fb..eaee16ac8d5 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/building.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi @@ -1393,13 +1393,21 @@ putting a line like this in your init file (@pxref{Init File}): @end example @cindex autoload - Some commands are @dfn{autoloaded}: when you run them, Emacs + Some commands are @dfn{autoloaded}; when you run them, Emacs automatically loads the associated library first. For instance, the @kbd{M-x compile} command (@pxref{Compilation}) is autoloaded; if you call it, Emacs automatically loads the @code{compile} library first. In contrast, the command @kbd{M-x recompile} is not autoloaded, so it is unavailable until you load the @code{compile} library. +@vindex help-enable-auto-load + Automatic loading can also occur when you look up the documentation +of an autoloaded command (@pxref{Name Help}), if the documentation +refers to other functions and variables in its library (loading the +library lets Emacs properly set up the hyperlinks in the @file{*Help*} +buffer). To disable this feature, change the variable +@code{help-enable-auto-load} to @code{nil}. + @vindex load-dangerous-libraries @cindex Lisp files byte-compiled by XEmacs By default, Emacs refuses to load compiled Lisp files which were |