RE: defcustom standard value and byte-compilation

[Drew Adams]

> >>> But customize shows the value of the expression, not the expression
> >>> itself.
> >> IIRC there's a way to get the expression rather than the value.
> > At least I couldn't find one in the customize UI but maybe you're right.
> 
> I can't find it either.  And I can't even remember where the bug was
> reported.  Maybe the bug was slightly different than what I said, I just
> have a faint memory of it.

I haven't been following this.  But are you perhaps looking for
State > Show Saved Lisp Expression?