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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-25 6192b6c: Document more details of package activat
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Noam Postavsky |
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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-25 6192b6c: Document more details of package activation |
Date: |
Tue, 28 Jun 2016 03:18:40 +0000 (UTC) |
branch: emacs-25
commit 6192b6c3a4374b2cb6e02ca865e1899a04a7f7dc
Author: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Commit: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Document more details of package activation
* doc/emacs/package.texi (Package Installation): Explain that package
activation adds to load-path (Bug #21704).
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doc/emacs/package.texi | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/emacs/package.texi b/doc/emacs/package.texi
index 3c09983..5662c85 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/package.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/package.texi
@@ -238,10 +238,12 @@ controlled by the value of
@code{package-menu-hide-low-priority}.)
Once a package is downloaded and installed, it is @dfn{loaded} into
the current Emacs session. Loading a package is not quite the same as
-loading a Lisp library (@pxref{Lisp Libraries}); its effect varies
-from package to package. Most packages just make some new commands
-available, while others have more wide-ranging effects on the Emacs
-session. For such information, consult the package's help buffer.
+loading a Lisp library (@pxref{Lisp Libraries}); loading a package
+adds its directory to @code{load-path} and loads its autoloads. The
+effect of a package's autoloads varies from package to package. Most
+packages just make some new commands available, while others have more
+wide-ranging effects on the Emacs session. For such information,
+consult the package's help buffer.
By default, Emacs also automatically loads all installed packages in
subsequent Emacs sessions. This happens at startup, after processing
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