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wmperry@aventail.com (William M. Perry) writes:

> >   ** Variable reference to constant :someslot
> >   ** Variable reference to constant :someslot
> 
>   Yup, and absolutely essential for even a prayer of .elc
>   compatibility.

Why is the warning essential for .elc compatibility?

BTW, Emacs 19.35 will intern the colon-prefixed symbols automatically,
too.  At least Erik Naggum submitted a patch to that effect.

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Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> | Student at FER Zagreb, Croatia
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