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William M Perry <wmperry@aventail.com> writes:

> Shouldn't XEmacs automatically load an auto-autoloads file when adding
> directories to the load-path?

Yes.  To do it right will require extensions to provide and require
(and possibly a new primitive like the `demand' discussed earlier).
There needs to be a time stamp and version number and hooks to do a
network transfer.[1]



Footnotes: 
[1]  That's right.  In the spirit of current American politics, I'm
caving in to Per Abrahamsen's requests on this issue.

