# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1116517196 0
# Node ID ee08cd4e1bf0b0d28573eb14aed10c1049202f7e
# Parent  ad1a92f77517c9ead7b0cabebde28ce48f33574b
(eval-when-compile): Doc fix.

diff -r ad1a92f77517 -r ee08cd4e1bf0 lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el	Thu May 19 15:39:21 2005 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el	Thu May 19 15:39:56 2005 +0000
@@ -175,8 +175,9 @@
 ;;; byte-compile-macro-environment.
 
 (defmacro eval-when-compile (&rest body)
-  "Like `progn', but evaluates the body at compile time.
-The result of the body appears to the compiler as a quoted constant."
+  "Like `progn', but evaluates the body at compile time if you're compiling.
+Thus, the result of the body appears to the compiler as a quoted constant.
+In interpreted code, this is entirely equivalent to `progn'."
   (declare (debug t) (indent 0))
   ;; Not necessary because we have it in b-c-initial-macro-environment
   ;; (list 'quote (eval (cons 'progn body)))