Re: [Q] 'require during byte-compilation

drv> It seems that a (require 'something) line in a file is executed during drv> byte-compilation. That seems wrong to me, since if that is really what you drv> want, you can 'eval-and-compile it. drv> Is it a bug or am I missing something ? This is the way it has always been. Lispref says: The Compilation Functions ========================= ... Normally, compiling a file does not evaluate the file's contents or load the file. But it does execute any `require' calls at top level in the file. One way to ensure that necessary macro definitions are available during compilation is to `require' the file that defines them (*note Named Features::). To avoid loading the macro definition files when someone _runs_ the compiled program, write `eval-when-compile' around the `require' calls (*note Eval During Compile::).