bytecomp trivia.

* lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el (byte-compile-log-buffer): New constant.
Use it to replace all instances of "*Compile-Log*"

lisp/ChangeLog

+2010-11-12  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el (byte-compile-log-buffer): New constant.
+	Use it to replace all instances of "*Compile-Log*"
+
 2010-11-12  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* emacs-lisp/pcase.el (pcase-let*, pcase-let): Add debug and

lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el

@@ -248,10 +248,14 @@ This option is enabled by default because it reduces Emacs memory usage."
   :type 'boolean)
 ;;;###autoload(put 'byte-compile-dynamic-docstrings 'safe-local-variable 'booleanp)
 
+(defconst byte-compile-log-buffer "*Compile-Log*"
+  "Name of the byte-compiler's log buffer.")
+
 (defcustom byte-optimize-log nil
-  "If true, the byte-compiler will log its optimizations into *Compile-Log*.
+  "If non-nil, the byte-compiler will log its optimizations.
 If this is 'source, then only source-level optimizations will be logged.
-If it is 'byte, then only byte-level optimizations will be logged."
+If it is 'byte, then only byte-level optimizations will be logged.
+The information is logged to `byte-compile-log-buffer'."
   :group 'bytecomp
   :type '(choice (const :tag "none" nil)
 		 (const :tag "all" t)
@@ -885,7 +889,7 @@ Each function's symbol gets added to `byte-compile-noruntime-functions'."
 
 ;; Log something that isn't a warning.
 (defun byte-compile-log-1 (string)
-  (with-current-buffer "*Compile-Log*"
+  (with-current-buffer byte-compile-log-buffer
     (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
       (goto-char (point-max))
       (byte-compile-warning-prefix nil nil)
@@ -993,13 +997,13 @@ Each function's symbol gets added to `byte-compile-noruntime-functions'."
 ;; (compile-mode) will cause this to be loaded.
 (declare-function compilation-forget-errors "compile" ())
 
-;; Log the start of a file in *Compile-Log*, and mark it as done.
+;; Log the start of a file in `byte-compile-log-buffer', and mark it as done.
 ;; Return the position of the start of the page in the log buffer.
 ;; But do nothing in batch mode.
 (defun byte-compile-log-file ()
   (and (not (equal byte-compile-current-file byte-compile-last-logged-file))
        (not noninteractive)
-       (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Compile-Log*")
+       (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create byte-compile-log-buffer)
 	 (goto-char (point-max))
 	 (let* ((inhibit-read-only t)
 		(dir (and byte-compile-current-file
@@ -1030,14 +1034,14 @@ Each function's symbol gets added to `byte-compile-noruntime-functions'."
 	   (compilation-forget-errors)
 	   pt))))
 
-;; Log a message STRING in *Compile-Log*.
+;; Log a message STRING in `byte-compile-log-buffer'.
 ;; Also log the current function and file if not already done.
 (defun byte-compile-log-warning (string &optional fill level)
   (let ((warning-prefix-function 'byte-compile-warning-prefix)
 	(warning-type-format "")
 	(warning-fill-prefix (if fill "    "))
 	(inhibit-read-only t))
-    (display-warning 'bytecomp string level "*Compile-Log*")))
+    (display-warning 'bytecomp string level byte-compile-log-buffer)))
 
 (defun byte-compile-warn (format &rest args)
   "Issue a byte compiler warning; use (format FORMAT ARGS...) for message."
@@ -1453,7 +1457,7 @@ symbol itself."
 	  (warning-series-started
 	   (and (markerp warning-series)
 		(eq (marker-buffer warning-series)
-		    (get-buffer "*Compile-Log*")))))
+		    (get-buffer byte-compile-log-buffer)))))
      (byte-compile-find-cl-functions)
      (if (or (eq warning-series 'byte-compile-warning-series)
 	     warning-series-started)
@@ -1515,7 +1519,7 @@ that already has a `.elc' file."
       nil
     (save-some-buffers)
     (force-mode-line-update))
-  (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Compile-Log*")
+  (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create byte-compile-log-buffer)
     (setq default-directory (expand-file-name bytecomp-directory))
     ;; compilation-mode copies value of default-directory.
     (unless (eq major-mode 'compilation-mode)