4 files changed, 28 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-ext.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-ext.el
index 7e3e8ac9e09..b3fc5c30bbe 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-ext.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-ext.el
@@ -22,17 +22,6 @@
 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
-(provide 'esh-ext)
-
-(eval-when-compile (require 'esh-maint))
-(require 'esh-util)
-
-(defgroup eshell-ext nil
-  "External commands are invoked when operating system executables are
-loaded into memory, thus beginning a new process."
-  :tag "External commands"
-  :group 'eshell)
-
 ;;; Commentary:
 
 ;; To force a command to invoked external, either provide an explicit
@@ -43,6 +32,18 @@ loaded into memory, thus beginning a new process."
 ;;   /bin/grep   ; will definitely invoke /bin/grep
 ;;   *grep        ; will also invoke /bin/grep
 
+(provide 'esh-ext)
+
+(eval-when-compile
+  (require 'esh-cmd))
+(require 'esh-util)
+
+(defgroup eshell-ext nil
+  "External commands are invoked when operating system executables are
+loaded into memory, thus beginning a new process."
+  :tag "External commands"
+  :group 'eshell)
+
 ;;; User Variables:
 
 (defcustom eshell-ext-load-hook '(eshell-ext-initialize)
diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-mode.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-mode.el
index b30c1a80539..180515b7b79 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-mode.el
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@
 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
-(provide 'esh-mode)
-
-(eval-when-compile (require 'esh-maint))
-
-(defgroup eshell-mode nil
-  "This module contains code for handling input from the user."
-  :tag "User interface"
-  :group 'eshell)
-
 ;;; Commentary:
 
 ;; Basically, Eshell is used just like shell mode (<M-x shell>).  The
@@ -68,11 +59,19 @@
 ;;
 ;; @ <C-c C-b> will move backward a complete shell argument.
 
+(provide 'esh-mode)
+
+(eval-when-compile (require 'esh-util))
 (require 'esh-module)
 (require 'esh-cmd)
 (require 'esh-io)
 (require 'esh-var)
 
+(defgroup eshell-mode nil
+  "This module contains code for handling input from the user."
+  :tag "User interface"
+  :group 'eshell)
+
 ;;; User Variables:
 
 (defcustom eshell-mode-unload-hook nil
diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-opt.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-opt.el
index 121f568a9c4..953284e5392 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-opt.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-opt.el
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
+;;; Commentary:
+
 (provide 'esh-opt)
 
-(eval-when-compile (require 'esh-maint))
+(eval-when-compile (require 'esh-ext))
 
 (defgroup eshell-opt nil
   "The options processing code handles command argument parsing for
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ Eshell commands implemented in Lisp."
   :tag "Command options processing"
   :group 'eshell)
 
-;;; Commentary:
-
 ;;; User Functions:
 
 (defmacro eshell-eval-using-options (name macro-args
diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
index 7338756e3f8..c679ea7440a 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
+;;; Commentary:
+
 (provide 'esh-proc)
 
-(eval-when-compile (require 'esh-maint))
+(eval-when-compile
+  (require 'eshell)
+  (require 'esh-util))
 
 (defgroup eshell-proc nil
   "When Eshell invokes external commands, it always does so
@@ -33,8 +37,6 @@ finish."
   :tag "Process management"
   :group 'eshell)
 
-;;; Commentary:
-
 ;;; User Variables:
 
 (defcustom eshell-proc-load-hook '(eshell-proc-initialize)