Re: byte-compiling .emacs

[Ryan Bowman]

> > I think that there is an auto recompile package
> out there somewhere. 
> > I never compiled my .emacs or subsidiary files
> myself. I doubt that it
> > makes that much difference. 
> 
> 
> Don't know that I would describe it as a "package"..
> I picked this up somewhere along the way.
> (Can't give credit to who or where as I forgot).
> 
> 
> ;; Make .emacs autocompile on exit
> 
> (defun autocompile nil
>    "compile itself if ~/.emacs.el"
>    (interactive)
>    (if (string= (buffer-file-name) (concat
> default-directory ".emacs.el"))
>        (byte-compile-file (buffer-file-name))))
> (add-hook 'after-save-hook 'autocompile)
> 
> 

Using the above I extended it to byte compile any file
that's major mode is emacs lisp.

Please suggest improvements.

(defun autocompile nil
  "Automatically byte compile a file if it is in
emacs-lisp-mode."
  (interactive)
  (if (string= major-mode "emacs-lisp-mode")
      (progn
        (message (concat "Byte Compiling file: "
buffer-file-name))
        (byte-compile-file (buffer-file-name)))))

(add-hook 'after-save-hook 'autocompile)


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Ryan Bowman

While any text editor can save your files, only Emacs can save your soul. -- 
Per Abrahamsen

Emacs is not built by hate of vi. vi is irrelevant - it is no more than a 
strange punishment that the unbelievers submit themselves to. -- Matan Ninio
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