From c642171ccb069a8c0900ab5a683d6450a19ef853 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 4 Feb 1995 08:14:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Explain load-path and dumping. --- lispref/loading.texi | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/lispref/loading.texi b/lispref/loading.texi index 1819d84eaf3..01b648d0026 100644 --- a/lispref/loading.texi +++ b/lispref/loading.texi @@ -172,6 +172,18 @@ the current directory, Emacs 18 temporarily adds the current directory to the front of @code{load-path} so the file can be found there. Newer Emacs versions also find such files in the current directory, but without altering @code{load-path}. + +Dumping Emacs uses a special value of @code{load-path}. If the value of +@code{load-path} at the end of dumping is unchanged (that is, still the +same special value), the dumped Emacs switches to the ordinary +@code{load-path} value when it starts up, as decribed above. But if +@code{load-path} has any other value at the end of dumping, that value +is used for execution of the dumped Emacs also. + +Therefore, if you want to change @code{load-path} temporarily for +loading a few libraries in @file{site-init.el} or @file{site-load.el}, +you should bind @code{load-path} locally with @code{let} around the +calls to @code{load}. @end defopt @defvar load-in-progress -- 2.39.5