[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/emacs/custom.texi,v

[Glenn Morris]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Glenn Morris <gm>       08/04/05 18:39:21

Index: custom.texi
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/emacs/custom.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -b -r1.6 -r1.7
--- custom.texi 29 Jan 2008 06:54:27 -0000      1.6
+++ custom.texi 5 Apr 2008 18:39:21 -0000       1.7
@@ -2085,10 +2085,14 @@
 Emacs installation directory, typically
 @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp}.
 
-  If you have a large amount of code in your @file{.emacs} file, you
-should rename it to @file{~/.emacs.el}, and byte-compile it.  @xref{Byte
-Compilation,, Byte Compilation, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual},
-for more information about compiling Emacs Lisp programs.
+  Byte-compiling your @file{.emacs} is not recommended (@pxref{Byte
+Compilation,, Byte Compilation, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual}).  It generally does not speed up startup very much, and often
+leads to problems when you forget to recompile the file.  A better
+solution is to use the Emacs server to reduce the number of times you
+have to start Emacs (@pxref{Emacs Server}).  If your @file{.emacs}
+defines many functions, consider moving them to a separate
+(byte-compiled) file which you load in your @file{.emacs}.
 
   If you are going to write actual Emacs Lisp programs that go beyond
 minor customization, you should read the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.