On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 17:10, Mark Johnson wrote:
Either way, don't forget to byte compile the new .emacs.
Always something new for me to learn ...
Actually, when you fire up emacs, it reads .emacs.elc, the byte-compiled version of your .emacs file (I think), so re-compiling the file after making changes is essential.
Was this a step in the PSGMLX setup?
Probably forgot to mention it, but PSGMLX does automagically byte compiles any of its *own* files if you edit them, so you don't need to worry about compiling any changes you make to the default PSGMLX configuration.
I hadn't heard about the value of byte-compiling in Emacs (until I just google'd about it).
Can you give us the shortcut method and reasoning?
The reasoning is that the code will execute faster because it's partially compiled.
The shortcut method is to use the menus (when in elisp mode): Emacs-Lisp -> Byte-compile This File
Of course, 'M-x byte-compile-file' also does the trick.
There are other byte-compiling options that may make more sense for a given context. See the attached screenshot 'emacs-byte-compiling.png' for a visual of the menu-based usage.
HTH
Cheers, Mark
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