Re: Patch: perform autoloading when docs is missing from autoload object

[Arthur Miller]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com> writes:
>
>> I would like help functions to autoload files when help on symbols is
>> requestd.
>
> In which cases will this make a difference when displaying the *Help*
> buffer for the symbol?

In case where the symbol is not loaded, and there is no doc entry in autoload
object.

Doc entry is optional for autoload objects.

It can be useful when a handcrafts an autoload statement, and omitt doc entry in
the object, or it someone might write an application that does not omit docs in
autoload statements. I personally don't use package-quickstart.el and I don't
use built-in code to generate autoloads for my system, because it is faster and
less resource consuming to not to. I just emit symbol name and path. Helpful
autoload on deman when I ask for docs, while built-in does not, so I think it
would be useful in built-in help too.