bug#11649: 24.1.50; Some compilation woes

[Stefan Monnier]

>> > If so, this scenario cannot explain the problem, because cl-macs.el is
>> > compiled exactly once during bootstrap; before the compilation there's
>> > only cl-macs.el.
>> Then, we need to investigate the real source of the problem.
>> Does someone have a reproducible recipe for it?
> The way I did it was to wait until the bootstrap version of Emacs,
> with all the preloaded Lisp files in .el form, dumps itself during
> bootstrap, then copy the executable aside, and use it for compiling
> whatever Lisp files I wanted.
> Andreas suggested a different recipe, which I think is equivalent.

I could swear I saw Andreas's recipe, but I can't find it again in
my emails.  Could someone resend it, please?


        Stefan