diff doc/lispref/internals.texi @ 105136:efbb3447451f

(Building Emacs): Mention preloaded-file-list.
author Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
date Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:24:20 +0000
parents 934b7b9d3a20
children 1d1d5d9bd884
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--- a/doc/lispref/internals.texi	Tue Sep 22 00:06:28 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/internals.texi	Tue Sep 22 02:24:20 2009 +0000
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@
 load the files.  This is the Emacs executable that is normally
 installed.
 
+@vindex preloaded-file-list
+@cindex dumped Lisp files
   To create @file{emacs}, use the command @samp{temacs -batch -l loadup
 dump}.  The purpose of @samp{-batch} here is to prevent @file{temacs}
 from trying to initialize any of its data on the terminal; this ensures
 that the tables of terminal information are empty in the dumped Emacs.
 The argument @samp{dump} tells @file{loadup.el} to dump a new executable
-named @file{emacs}.
+named @file{emacs}.  The variable @code{preloaded-file-list} stores a
+list of the Lisp files that were dumped with the @file{emacs} executable.
 
   Some operating systems don't support dumping.  On those systems, you
 must start Emacs with the @samp{temacs -l loadup} command each time you