(byte-recompile-directory): New arg FORCE.

(byte-force-recompile): New function.

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
index 3a52413ecc687e651cc1c1893e9f729edf8e972e..f323d8262dcbed7d5ece5abe18c88034d13c8208 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
@@ -1122,7 +1122,13 @@ otherwise pop it")
 
 \f
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun byte-recompile-directory (directory &optional arg)
+(defun byte-force-recompile (directory)
+  "Recompile every `.el' file in DIRECTORY that already has a `.elc' file.
+Files in subdirectories of DIRECTORY are processed also."
+  (byte-recompile-directory directory nil t))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun byte-recompile-directory (directory &optional arg force)
   "Recompile every `.el' file in DIRECTORY that needs recompilation.
 This is if a `.elc' file exists but is older than the `.el' file.
 Files in subdirectories of DIRECTORY are processed also.
@@ -1132,7 +1138,10 @@ But a prefix argument (optional second arg) means ask user,
 for each such `.el' file, whether to compile it.  Prefix argument 0 means
 don't ask and compile the file anyway.
 
-A nonzero prefix argument also means ask about each subdirectory."
+A nonzero prefix argument also means ask about each subdirectory.
+
+If the third argument FORCE is non-nil,
+recompile every `.el' file that already has a `.elc' file."
   (interactive "DByte recompile directory: \nP")
   (if arg
       (setq arg (prefix-numeric-value arg)))
@@ -1155,16 +1164,20 @@ A nonzero prefix argument also means ask about each subdirectory."
           (if (and (not (member (car files) '("." ".." "RCS" "CVS")))
                    (file-directory-p source)
                    (not (file-symlink-p source)))
+              ;; This file is a subdirectory.  Handle them differently.
               (if (or (null arg)
                       (eq 0 arg)
                       (y-or-n-p (concat "Check " source "? ")))
                   (setq directories
                         (nconc directories (list source))))
+            ;; It is an ordinary file.  Decide whether to compile it.
             (if (and (string-match emacs-lisp-file-regexp source)
                      (not (auto-save-file-name-p source))
                      (setq dest (byte-compile-dest-file source))
                      (if (file-exists-p dest)
-                         (file-newer-than-file-p source dest)
+                         ;; File was already compiled.
+                         (or force (file-newer-than-file-p source dest))
+                       ;; No compiled file exists yet.
                        (and arg
                             (or (eq 0 arg)
                                 (y-or-n-p (concat "Compile " source "? "))))))