Re: eval-when-compile vs defconst

[Stefan Monnier]

> Surely it's there to avoid calling (and loading) `regexp-opt' at load
> time, and the concat is merely along for the ride?

Indeed.

> Unless the optimizer already evaluates calls to `regexp-opt' on quoted
> lists, it seems useful to me.

It used not to, but I believe it now should be properly optimized.


        Stefan