From c2c144a315d276b97e20ed66785f5060eaed8406 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noam Postavsky Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:26:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH v1] Document more details of package activation * doc/emacs/package.texi (Package Installation): Explain that package activation adds to load-path (Bug #21704). --- doc/emacs/package.texi | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/package.texi b/doc/emacs/package.texi index 3c09983..f80cae6 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/package.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/package.texi @@ -238,10 +238,12 @@ Package Installation Once a package is downloaded and installed, it is @dfn{loaded} into the current Emacs session. Loading a package is not quite the same as -loading a Lisp library (@pxref{Lisp Libraries}); its effect varies -from package to package. Most packages just make some new commands -available, while others have more wide-ranging effects on the Emacs -session. For such information, consult the package's help buffer. +loading a Lisp library (@pxref{Lisp Libraries}); loading a package +adds its directory to @var{load-path} and loads its autoloads. The +effect of a package's autoloads varies from package to package. Most +packages just make some new commands available, while others have more +wide-ranging effects on the Emacs session. For such information, +consult the package's help buffer. By default, Emacs also automatically loads all installed packages in subsequent Emacs sessions. This happens at startup, after processing -- 2.8.0