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| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2012-11-17 17:38:42 -0800 |
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| committer | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2012-11-17 17:38:42 -0800 |
| commit | 7351b73d45a2f6f33230e6725fdfdf9e122eff14 (patch) | |
| tree | 2e6153d48902f57bc279fce27736e484d537823e /doc/lispref/macros.texi | |
| parent | 7f6705c313ce5054fdcbc457fa32b9680bcb11a7 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-7351b73d45a2f6f33230e6725fdfdf9e122eff14.tar.gz | |
Document eager macro expansion
* doc/lispref/loading.texi (How Programs Do Loading): Add eager macro expansion.
* doc/lispref/macros.texi (Expansion): Mention eager macro expansion.
* etc/NEWS: Related edit.
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/macros.texi b/doc/lispref/macros.texi index 8be6a3fbcde..b0dee1bf215 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/macros.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/macros.texi @@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ macro. calls to other macros. It may even be a call to the same macro, though this is unusual. + Note that Emacs tries to expand macros when loading an uncompiled +Lisp file. This is not always possible, but if it is, it speeds up +subsequent execution. @xref{How Programs Do Loading}. + You can see the expansion of a given macro call by calling @code{macroexpand}. |