Re: package not needed to byte-compile

[Michael Heerdegen]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> >> (if t (require B))           ;Don't load during compilation.
> > The rule is that only top-level `require' occurrences are special and
> > cause files to be loaded when compiling, right?
>
> That's right.  Tho, "within a progn" or "within a macro which expands to
> a progn" still counts as top-level.

Good to know, thanks.

I now also found out where it is described in the docs: it's discussed
in (info "(elisp) Named Features").