Re: Lisp files that load cl-lib in problematical ways

[Po Lu]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
>> Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:11:06 -0700
>> Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>> 
>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> > Preloading unnecessary stuff is a slippery slope that once we start
>> > there's no way of knowing where we end.  So let's not.
>> 
>> AFAIK, the main drawback is increased memory consumption.  The main
>> benefit is that Emacs starts faster.
>> 
>> Are there any other important considerations?
>
> Introduction of symbols that are not needed.  Also, some packages
> modify the run-time environment when they load.

And the pure space or W32 dumped_heap occupied increases as more files
are preloaded.  Until such time as they are removed, this remains an
important factor in deciding what to load.