> From: David Masterson <dsmaster...@gmail.com> > Cc: mic...@schi.nz, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, 59...@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:43:05 -0800 > > Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> writes: > > >> So, 'describe-variable' on org-version causes Org to be loaded?!? > > > > Why is it so surprising? Is this the first time you see that a Help > > command loads something to do its job? > > Yes, it is surprising. How did Emacs know to load Org to find > org-version? I didn't request it to by this action. Or did it do a > package-activate-all (or similar) to ensure that everything was loaded? > That would be overkill. Sometimes the best answer is 'nil'.
I don't think Emacs does package-activate-all. But Help commands frequently load packages to provide the documentation of the symbols you ask about. If this is surprising, then I suggest to get used to it.
