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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el index 6ca2284f405..6d81f1ccfde 100644 --- a/lisp/subr.el +++ b/lisp/subr.el @@ -1615,7 +1615,11 @@ extension for a compressed format \(e.g. \".gz\") on FILE will not affect this name matching. Alternatively, FILE can be a feature (i.e. a symbol), in which case FORM -is evaluated whenever that feature is `provide'd. +is evaluated whenever that feature is `provide'd. Note that although +provide statements are usually at the end of files, this is not always +the case (e.g., sometimes they are at the start to avoid a recursive +load error). If your FORM should not be evaluated until the code in +FILE has been, do not use the symbol form for FILE in such cases. Usually FILE is just a library name like \"font-lock\" or a feature name like 'font-lock. |