RE: How to speed up emacs start time?

[Drew Adams]

> >> Can't you just `M-x byte-recompile-directory' on the first 
> >> instance?
> >
> > `byte-recompile-*' only RE-compiles. It does not compile any *.el in
> > the directory that have not already been compiled.
> 
> Unless you use a prefix argument.

Right. It's good to remind about that.