Re: bootstrap not regenerating some *loaddefs

[Stefan Monnier]

>> You should avoid creating a base loaddefs by hand on windows, because
>> it should not be necessary, and otherwise someone will have to
>> remember to update the makefile rule every time the version in
>> autoload.el is changed.

> I agree that "it should not be necessary", but why was it deemed
> necessary would perhaps be better answered by the developer that
> implemented that on Windows in the first place.

It used to be done in Unix as well.  It's just that the w32 makefile did
not stay in sync with the Makefile.in.


        Stefan