make gnus-byte-compile a nop

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el
index 6297757..1a0c9b9 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el
@@ -1449,19 +1449,7 @@ is run."
 
 (defun gnus-byte-compile (form)
   "Byte-compile FORM if `gnus-use-byte-compile' is non-nil."
-  (if gnus-use-byte-compile
-      (progn
-       (condition-case nil
-           ;; Work around a bug in XEmacs 21.4
-           (require 'byte-optimize)
-         (error))
-       (require 'bytecomp)
-       (defalias 'gnus-byte-compile
-         (lambda (form)
-           (let ((byte-compile-warnings '(unresolved callargs redefine)))
-             (byte-compile form))))
-       (gnus-byte-compile form))
-    form))
+  form)
 
 (defun gnus-remassoc (key alist)
   "Delete by side effect any elements of LIST whose car is `equal' to KEY.