# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1152720437 0
# Node ID 0fa817d8a0842d2e4fb24fef570a2baa0c720a4a
# Parent  a4944423be59d87c6466b184ba2be561cb7acf6a
(Coding Conventions): Explain why use cl at compile time.

diff -r a4944423be59 -r 0fa817d8a084 lispref/tips.texi
--- a/lispref/tips.texi	Wed Jul 12 16:05:19 2006 +0000
+++ b/lispref/tips.texi	Wed Jul 12 16:07:17 2006 +0000
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@
 that could cause name clashes for users who don't use that package.
 
 However, there is no problem with using the @code{cl} package at
-compile time, e.g. for macros, with
-@code{(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))}.
+compile time, with @code{(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))}.  That's
+sufficient for using the macros in the @code{cl} package, because the
+compiler expands them before generating the byte-code.
 
 @item
 When defining a major mode, please follow the major mode