# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1058198444 0
# Node ID d51ac8d52e63f39d490fdf9d624968cf1a4482ec
# Parent  9fbd3ef3087defb0914155295afce4c8c948377e
(Byte Compilation): Explain no-byte-compile
(Compiler Errors): New node.

diff -r 9fbd3ef3087d -r d51ac8d52e63 lispref/compile.texi
--- a/lispref/compile.texi	Mon Jul 14 15:59:52 2003 +0000
+++ b/lispref/compile.texi	Mon Jul 14 16:00:44 2003 +0000
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@
 not work in subsequent versions if they contain character constants with
 modifier bits.
 
+@vindex no-byte-compile
+  If you do not want a Lisp file to be compiled, ever, put a file-local
+variable binding for @code{no-byte-compile} into it, like this:
+
+@example
+;; -*-no-byte-compile: t; -*-
+@end example
+
   @xref{Compilation Errors}, for how to investigate errors occurring in
 byte compilation.
 
@@ -48,6 +56,7 @@
 * Docs and Compilation::        Dynamic loading of documentation strings.
 * Dynamic Loading::             Dynamic loading of individual functions.
 * Eval During Compile::  	Code to be evaluated when you compile.
+* Compiler Errors::             Handling compiler error messages.
 * Byte-Code Objects::		The data type used for byte-compiled functions.
 * Disassembly::                 Disassembling byte-code; how to read byte-code.
 @end menu
@@ -397,6 +406,21 @@
 to what @code{eval-when-compile} does.
 @end defspec
 
+@node Compiler Errors
+@section Compiler Errors
+@cindex compiler errors
+
+  Byte compilation writes errors and warnings into the buffer
+@samp{*Compile-Log*}.  The messages include file names and line
+numbers that identify the location of the problem.  The usual Emacs
+commands for operating on compiler diagnostics work properly on
+these messages.
+
+  However, the warnings about functions that were used but not
+defined are always ``located'' at the end of the file, so these
+commands won't find the places they are really used.  To do that,
+you must search for the function names.
+ 
 @node Byte-Code Objects
 @section Byte-Code Function Objects
 @cindex compiled function