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Subject: Re: compressed .el files
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From: Mark Borges <mdb@cdc.noaa.gov>
Date: 12 Feb 1997 10:24:08 -0700
In-Reply-To: Heiko Muenkel's message of Wed, 12 Feb 1997 11:41:45 +0100
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>> On Wed, 12 Feb 1997 11:41:45 +0100,
>> Heiko Muenkel(HM) wrote:
>>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Miller <jmiller@bay1.bayserve.net> writes:
Jeff> Steve,

Jeff> about a month ago, I sent in a patch to compress the .el
Jeff> files during a "make install".  Is there any merit in it?  I
Jeff> keep bumping into about 90% full here at home, so I
Jeff> definitely like it. :) Just wondering whether I should keep
Jeff> pursuing it.

HM> This should be an optional feature, because it slows down the loading
HM> of packages.

I don't understand -- how could it? The .elc files remain
uncompressed, and Jeff's patch apparently left .el files without a
.elc conterpart uncompressed.

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