batch-byte-compile .gnus.el

[Dan Jacobson]

After reading gnus Info node "Compilation", perhaps using
;Local Variables:
;compile-command: "emacs -batch -l .emacs -f batch-byte-compile .gnus.el"
;End:
at the bottom of .gnus.el should be mentioned there too.
Perhaps it is the ultimate solution?

Wait.  Wrap this around your .gnus.el instead:
(let ((el (expand-file-name "~/.gnus.el"))
      (elc (expand-file-name "~/.gnus.elc")))
  (if (file-newer-than-file-p el elc)
      (progn
        (message "%s is not up to date, byte-compiling %s..." el elc)
        (sit-for 1)
        (byte-compile-file el)
        (load elc nil t t))
;ELSE: to the end of the file!
;;guts of .gnus.el go here
))
I wanted to not hardwire the file names in but they are needed in
during byte-compile apparently, buffer-file-name can't be used.