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Diffstat (limited to 'src/eval.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/eval.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c index 3ffacf7d19..ee73655d74 100644 --- a/src/eval.c +++ b/src/eval.c @@ -2162,7 +2162,14 @@ do_autoload (fundef, funname) /* Preserve the match data. */ record_unwind_save_match_data (); - /* Value saved here is to be restored into Vautoload_queue. */ + /* If autoloading gets an error (which includes the error of failing + to define the function being called), we use Vautoload_queue + to undo function definitions and `provide' calls made by + the function. We do this in the specific case of autoloading + because autoloading is not an explicit request "load this file", + but rather a request to "call this function". + + The value saved here is to be restored into Vautoload_queue. */ record_unwind_protect (un_autoload, Vautoload_queue); Vautoload_queue = Qt; Fload (Fcar (Fcdr (fundef)), Qnil, noninteractive ? Qt : Qnil, Qnil, Qt); |