recompile it until they think it is ready to use.
@vindex load-path
- The sequence of directories searched by @kbd{M-x load-library} is
-specified by the variable @code{load-path}, a list of strings that are
-directory names. The default value of the list contains the directories where
+ The variable @code{load-path} specifies the sequence of directories
+searched by @kbd{M-x load-library}. Its value should be a list of
+strings that are directory names, or @code{nil} for the current
+default directory. (Generally, it is not a good idea to put
+@code{nil} in the list; if you find yourself wishing that @code{nil}
+were in the list, most likely what you really want is to do @kbd{M-x
+load-file} this once.)
+
+ The default value of @code{load-path} is a list of directories where
the Lisp code for Emacs itself is stored. If you have libraries of
-your own, put them in a single directory and add that directory
-to @code{load-path}. @code{nil} in this list stands for the current default
-directory, but it is probably not a good idea to put @code{nil} in the
-list. If you find yourself wishing that @code{nil} were in the list,
-most likely what you really want to do is use @kbd{M-x load-file}
-this once.
+your own, put them in a single directory and add that directory to
+@code{load-path}, by adding a line like this to your init file
+(@pxref{Init File}):
+
+@example
+(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/lisp/libraries")
+@end example
@cindex autoload
Often you do not have to give any command to load a library, because