diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'lispref/loading.texi')
| -rw-r--r-- | lispref/loading.texi | 6 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lispref/loading.texi b/lispref/loading.texi index a6efd6ebca2..fb2e3014b85 100644 --- a/lispref/loading.texi +++ b/lispref/loading.texi @@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ The function should accept one argument, just as @code{read} does. Normally, the variable's value is @code{nil}, which means those functions should use @code{read}. + +@strong{Note:} Instead of using this variable, it is cleaner to use +another, newer feature: to pass the function as the @var{read-function} +argument to @code{eval-region}. @xref{Eval}. @end defvar For information about how @code{load} is used in building Emacs, see @@ -720,7 +724,7 @@ The value of @code{load-history} may have one element whose @sc{car} is The command @code{eval-region} updates @code{load-history}, but does so by adding the symbols defined to the element for the file being visited, -rather than replacing that element. +rather than replacing that element. @xref{Eval}. @node Hooks for Loading @section Hooks for Loading |