Re: [PATCH] port elisp-compilation support to emacs-23.1 and newer

[Jim Meyering]

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Glenn Morris <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Jim Meyering wrote (on Sun, 10 Dec 2017 at 17:01 -0800):
>>
>>> 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 meant, instead of reinventing the wheel with this part:
>>
>>  --eval "(unless (byte-compile-file \"$<\") (kill-emacs 1))"
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> mkdir /tmp/foo /tmp/bar
>> echo '(message "hi")' > /tmp/foo/foo.el
>> emacs --batch \
>>  --eval '(setq byte-compile-dest-file-function (lambda (x) 
>> "/tmp/bar/foo.elc"))' \
>>  -f batch-byte-compile /tmp/foo/foo.el
>>
>> -> generates /tmp/bar/foo.elc
>>
>> batch-byte-compile exists since forever.
>
> Thank you. That looks better, indeed. I will see if I can adapt the
> automake patch accordingly.

I've done that and will push the attached to master later today.
Thanks,
Jim

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