Re: autoload and auto-compression-mode

[Stefan Monnier]

> If we want to allow the user to customize a `load-suffixes' type
> variable, then I believe that we need one, or maybe two, new
> customizable variable(s), say `basic-load-suffixes' and
> `basic-load-file-rep-suffixes'.

I think what Richard is getting at, is that load-suffixes should be what you
call basic-load-suffixes and what you think of as load-suffixes should be
recomputed on-the-fly when needed.

As for me, I think that even in such a case, load-suffixes should not be
customizable: if people really want to use other extensions than .el and
.elc I see no reason why they should be able to do it via customize rather
than via a good old setq.  It sounds to me like a rather unusual situation.


        Stefan