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Re: is there C-h help for a "require" feature?
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Robert P. J. Day |
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Re: is there C-h help for a "require" feature? |
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Sat, 28 Sep 2002 19:54:42 -0400 (EDT) |
On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Michael J. Barillier wrote:
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> >>>>> "rd" == Robert P J Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> writes:
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> rd> looking at someone else's elisp load file, and for the line
> rd> (require 'cl), is there any C-h help for "cl"? given that
> rd> it's not a function or variable, is there another C-h key
> rd> sequence that would give help for that, perhaps from embedded
> rd> documentation in the corresponding file?
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> `(require 'cl)' makes sure cl.el (Common Lisp-like functions) are
> loaded. `cl' is just a symbol, and if it's not in the `features' list
> then the corresponding file is loaded.
that part i had pretty much figured out.
> Are you looking for some
> method of attaching per-file documentation? Sounds like a slick idea,
> but not supported by the current `require'/`provide' mechanism
that's what i was asking about, kind of like the DOCSTRING part of
a "defvar". ah well, it was a shot in the dark.
rday