Re: Silently loading site files in -batch mode

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 06.08.2012 10:23, schrieb Jack Kelly:
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Andreas Röhler
> <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> wrote:
> > Am 06.08.2012 00:02, schrieb Jack Kelly:
> >
> > $EMACS -Q --batch --eval "(load \"MY-FILE\" nil t)"
>
> This is quiet and simple, but is it safe to invoke the byte-compiler
> with -Q? I worry that in some cases, a required package might not be
> loaded if -Q is used.

You are right. OTOH, when compiling a certain stuff, you might not need all 
loads from init.

 The byte-compile could then fail if (require
> 'foo) in the compiled file fails. Or am I wrong?

that depends IMO if the path-TO-FOO is known here already.

BTW if interested, maybe have a look at my use-case

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~a-roehler/python-mode/components-python-mode/view/head:/test/python-mode-tests.sh

not saying it's perfect :)

> -- Jack