Re: [ELPA] New package xeft.el

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 23:57:58 -0500
> 
>   > Usually a package is either native-compiled on first usage or directly
>   > on installation.
> 
> Are you sure?  Nothing gets native-compiled automatically for me,
> and that's the way I want it.  I don't use native compilation.

What does the below produce in your Emacs?

  M-: (string-match-p "NATIVE_COMP" system-configuration-features) RET

If it produces nil, it means your build doesn't have
native-compilation available, which is why you don't see Lisp packages
native-compiled when loaded for the first time (a.k.a. "JIT").

> Is it possible that you're talking about behavior that you have
> specifically enabled, and does not happen by default?

The build needs to be with native-compilation, and then it is
automatic.  Usually, just installing libgccjit (part of the GCC suite,
perhaps an optional part) and rebuilding Emacs is enough, assuming you
have GCC and Binutils.