On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Glenn Morris <r...@gnu.org> wrote: > The obsolete bytecomp feature is back as of Emacs 9964db4.
Thanks, I noticed when that was restored, but have been a way for a while. > BTW, why doesn't lisp.am use the standard "-f batch-byte-compile" > method of producing .elc files? > > Your two issues that affected only automake illustrate that the way > automake generates .elc files is different to the vast majority of > Emacs projects. Thanks for the suggestion, Glenn. However, I don't see how "-f batch-byte-compile" can be used when the .elc file must be created in a directory separate from the one containing the .el file. I think automake generates code the way it does because GNU coding standards mandate that one be able to build from a read-only hierarchy of sources (think read-only media).
