Re: byte-compile-file: emacs vs the command line.

[R. Clayton]

  Then just try to add all missing extra paths to directories with local Emacs
  Lisp additions to load-path in the system-wide init file, site-start.el. I
  think in batch mode this file is loaded because 'emacs --help' tells that
  --batch works like -q or --no-init-file.

  When you launch GNU Emacs with -Q you can check the compile-time value of
  load-path. I think in any of these directories you can create the
  site-run-file. Then determine the missing paths - if you haven't done yet -
  and move from your personal init file the lines which extend load-path to the
  site-run-file!

Ah, I see.  Thanks for your comments.