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RE: How to get skills in elisp ?
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: How to get skills in elisp ? |
Date: |
Mon, 25 May 2009 13:52:49 -0700 |
> > You should always make sure you have a copy of all of the
> > Lisp source code files for the libraries that you use.
> > It's an invaluable help to consult the source
> > code. If you have only the byte-compiled files (*.elc
> > instead of *.el), then go to gnu.org and pick up the
> > source files now.
>
> Agreed.
FWIW, I personally think that it should not be possible (or at least not too
easy) to download just the byte-compiled files. Better to encourage people
("enhanced encouragement techniques"?) to download the *.el files also. They can
always throw them away afterward, if they like. ;-)
I suspect that providing a tar/zip with only byte-compiled files is a holdover
from the days when people used dial-up modems.
No flames please. I'm sure there is a case to be made for a trimmed-down
download (e.g. to a cell phone ;-)). I just think we should find ways to
encourage users, especially newbies, to download the whole shebang instead.
- RE: How to get skills in elisp ?, (continued)
- RE: How to get skills in elisp ?, Drew Adams, 2009/05/25
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- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Francis Moreau, 2009/05/25
- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/25
- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Andreas Röhler, 2009/05/25
- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Richard Riley, 2009/05/25
- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/25
- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Richard Riley, 2009/05/25
- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Francis Moreau, 2009/05/26
- RE: How to get skills in elisp ?, Drew Adams, 2009/05/25
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- Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Francis Moreau, 2009/05/25
- RE: How to get skills in elisp ?,
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Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Tassilo Horn, 2009/05/25
Re: How to get skills in elisp ?, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/25
RE: How to get skills in elisp ?, Benjamin Badgley, 2009/05/28