Let C-h f do autoloading, and report if a function was previously autoloaded.

[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / help.el

diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 2dbb31d..c02b058 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -1030,6 +1030,16 @@ by `with-help-window'"
   :group 'help
   :version "23.1")
 
+(defcustom help-enable-auto-load t
+  "Whether Help commands can perform autoloading.
+If non-nil, whenever \\[describe-function] is called for an
+autoloaded function whose docstring contains any key substitution
+construct (see `substitute-command-keys'), the library is loaded,
+so that the documentation can show the right key bindings."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'help
+  :version "24.2")
+
 (defun help-window-display-message (quit-part window &optional scroll)
   "Display message telling how to quit and scroll help window.
 QUIT-PART is a string telling how to quit the help window WINDOW.