[Orgmode] Re: org-latex-to-pdf-process missing?

[Bernt Hansen]

Jeff Horn <address@hidden> writes:

>>> 3) Shouldn't org-latex be loaded automatically?
>>
>> You're referencing a variable in org-latex.  It probably doesn't get
>> defined until you have auto-loaded org-latex by using some function
>> provided by that file.  If you want to use the variable before that I
>> think you need to require the package to force loading it early.
>
> I didn't realized that's how autoloads work. So they're "just in time"
> loads? Designed to cut back on the initial load time?

That's my understanding of how it works.  The main purpose of autoloads
(as far as I know) is to speed up Emacs initial startup time.

Regards,
Bernt