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RE: [External] : Force directory recompile


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: [External] : Force directory recompile
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:53:18 +0000

> >> Since I am moving to a new machine with a different emacs version
> >> I anticipate that it is important to recompile all packages I.E. *.el
> files.
> > No, I don't think so.  Emacs Lisp byte code works across platforms.
> > Your *.elc should work wherever you try them.
>
> Thanks Drew, to be clear, I was concerned about differences in the version,
> not the platform. I am moving from version 26.3 and a custom compile to
> a ubuntu-installed 27.1
> 
> Anyway, adding the additional two arguments did the trick in less than a
> minute.

Sorry, I misread - skipped "with a different emacs version."

(That said, *.elc is often forward-compatible.  But yes, it
makes sense to compile in the same version.)

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