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| -rw-r--r-- | lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el index b67be5ce60c..be628b8c6a6 100644 --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el @@ -1055,11 +1055,14 @@ otherwise pop it") (defun byte-recompile-directory (directory &optional arg) "Recompile every `.el' file in DIRECTORY that needs recompilation. This is if a `.elc' file exists but is older than the `.el' file. +Files in subdirectories of DIRECTORY are processed also. If the `.elc' file does not exist, normally the `.el' file is *not* compiled. But a prefix argument (optional second arg) means ask user, for each such `.el' file, whether to compile it. Prefix argument 0 means -don't ask and compile the file anyway." +don't ask and compile the file anyway. + +A nonzero prefix argument also means ask about each subdirectory." (interactive "DByte recompile directory: \nP") (if arg (setq arg (prefix-numeric-value arg))) |