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Diffstat (limited to 'lisp/emacs-lisp')
| -rw-r--r-- | lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el | 23 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el index 1e0ab336f41..abfd73cb438 100644 --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el @@ -1621,21 +1621,20 @@ This is normally set in local file variables at the end of the elisp file: "Recompile FILENAME file if it needs recompilation. This happens when its `.elc' file is older than itself. -If the `.elc' file exists and is up-to-date, normally this -function *does not* compile FILENAME. However, if the -prefix argument FORCE is set, that means do compile -FILENAME even if the destination already exists and is -up-to-date. +If the `.elc' file exists and is up-to-date, normally this function +*does not* compile FILENAME. If the prefix argument FORCE is non-nil, +however, it compiles FILENAME even if the destination already +exists and is up-to-date. -If the `.elc' file does not exist, normally this function *does -not* compile FILENAME. If ARG is 0, that means -compile the file even if it has never been compiled before. -A nonzero ARG means ask the user. +If the `.elc' file does not exist, normally this function *does not* +compile FILENAME. If optional argument ARG is 0, it compiles +the input file even if the `.elc' file does not exist. +Any other non-nil value of ARG means to ask the user. -If LOAD is non-nil, `load' the file after compiling. +If optional argument LOAD is non-nil, loads the file after compiling. -The value returned is the value returned by `byte-compile-file', -or 'no-byte-compile if the file did not need recompilation." +If compilation is needed, this functions returns the result of +`byte-compile-file'; otherwise it returns 'no-byte-compile." (interactive (let ((file buffer-file-name) (file-name nil) |