bug#27397: [PATCH] New commands for bulk tracing of elisp functions

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 6/19/17 2:36 PM, Michael Albinus wrote:

> > (with-eval-after-load 'tramp
> >    (trace-package "tramp-"))
>
> But this would also trace functions from tramp-sh.el, which I don't want.

What would be the equivalent of your proposal, then?

> > If we do what you suggest, it should be a new discussion, and it
> > should improve elp-instrument-package as well.
>
> I don't believe it will be too hard to implement; why not doing it just
> now?

Because we risk stopping now for a while and having two inconsistent 
functions in Emacs. It also adds a burden to the contributor who might 
now have signed up for tackling this particular challenge.

There will also be some nuances to work out, I'm sure.