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(Compilation Functions): Add xref to Problems with Macros.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Sat, 23 Jun 2001 16:08:32 +0000 |
| parents | d4ac295a98b3 |
| children | 23a1cea22d13 |
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| 108 | 108 |
| 109 @cindex macro compilation | 109 @cindex macro compilation |
| 110 Be careful when writing macro calls in files that you may someday | 110 Be careful when writing macro calls in files that you may someday |
| 111 byte-compile. Macro calls are expanded when they are compiled, so the | 111 byte-compile. Macro calls are expanded when they are compiled, so the |
| 112 macros must already be defined for proper compilation. For more | 112 macros must already be defined for proper compilation. For more |
| 113 details, see @ref{Compiling Macros}. | 113 details, see @ref{Compiling Macros}. If a program does not work the |
| 114 same way when compiled as it does when interpreted, erroneous macro | |
| 115 definitions are one likely cause (@pxref{Problems with Macros}). | |
| 114 | 116 |
| 115 Normally, compiling a file does not evaluate the file's contents or | 117 Normally, compiling a file does not evaluate the file's contents or |
| 116 load the file. But it does execute any @code{require} calls at top | 118 load the file. But it does execute any @code{require} calls at top |
| 117 level in the file. One way to ensure that necessary macro definitions | 119 level in the file. One way to ensure that necessary macro definitions |
| 118 are available during compilation is to require the file that defines | 120 are available during compilation is to require the file that defines |