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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/os.texi | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/os.texi b/doc/lispref/os.texi index 5f189b984a..ec14b014e5 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/os.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/os.texi @@ -155,9 +155,13 @@ It loads your abbrevs from the file specified by option @samp{--batch} was specified. @item -If @code{package-enable-at-startup} is non-@code{nil}, it calls the -function @code{package-initialize} to activate any optional Emacs Lisp -package that has been installed. @xref{Packaging Basics}. +It calls the function @code{package-initialize} to activate any +optional Emacs Lisp package that has been installed. @xref{Packaging +Basics}. However, Emacs doesn't initialize packages when +@code{package-enable-at-startup} is @code{nil} or when it's started +with one of the options @samp{-q}, @samp{-Q}, or @samp{--batch}. To +initialize packages in the latter case, @code{package-initialize} +should be called explicitly (e.g., via the @samp{--funcall} option). @vindex after-init-time @item |