Re: autoload variables

[Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>]

On Tue, Nov 14 2006, Katsumi Yamaoka wrote:

>>>>>> In <b4my7qe8tww.fsf@jpl.org> Katsumi Yamaoka wrote:
>
>>>> +;;;###autoload(when (fboundp 'custom-autoload) (custom-autoload 'gnus-select-method "gnus"))
>
> [...]
>
>> `custom-autoload' is not available in Emacs 21 and XEmacs 21.4.
>> I'll look for another way...
>
> Er, that might be a stupid talk.  `(fboundp 'custom-autoload)'
> means that we don't need to mind even if those who use old Emacs
> cannot do `customize-variable' before loading Gnus, doesn't it?

Yes.  It would be nice if there's a possibility to make it work for
Emacs 21 and XEmacs 21.4 as well.

> If so, could you commit the new autoload?

Done.

> In addition to this, it seems good to add `custom-autoload' to
> lpath.el to silence old Emacsen:
[...]
> -	       Info-menu create-image display-graphic-p
> +	       Info-menu create-image custom-autoload display-graphic-p

Added.

Bye, Reiner.
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