Replace instances of "(eval-when-compile (autoload ...))"

* lisp/gnus/gnus-art.el (nneething-get-file-name):
Declare rather than autoload.
* lisp/gnus/gnus-async.el (gnus-html-prefetch-images):
Remove pointless autoload.
* lisp/gnus/gnus-sync.el (gnus-group-topic): Autoload at run-time.
(gnus-topic-create-topic, gnus-topic-enter-dribble):
Declare rather than autoload.
* lisp/gnus/mm-archive.el (gnus-recursive-directory-files)
(mailcap-extension-to-mime): Autoload at run-time.
* lisp/gnus/mm-util.el (latin-unity-massage-name)
(latin-unity-maybe-remap, latin-unity-representations-feasible-region)
(latin-unity-representations-present-region):
Declare rather than autoload.
* lisp/gnus/mml-smime.el (epg-make-context)
(epg-passphrase-callback-function): Autoload at run-time.
(epg-context-set-signers, epg-context-result-for)
(epg-new-signature-digest-algorithm)
(epg-verify-result-to-string, epg-list-keys, epg-verify-string)
(epg-sign-string, epg-encrypt-string)
(epg-context-set-passphrase-callback, epg-sub-key-fingerprint)
(epg-configuration, epg-expand-group, epa-select-keys):
Declare rather than autoload.
* lisp/gnus/nnir.el (nnimap-change-group, nnimap-make-thread-query):
Autoload at run-time.
(gnus-group-topic-name, nnimap-buffer, nnimap-command)
(gnus-registry-get-id-key, gnus-registry-action):
Declare rather than autoload.
* lisp/gnus/nnmail.el (mail-send-and-exit): Autoload at run-time.
* lisp/gnus/spam.el (spam-stat-buffer-change-to-non-spam)
(spam-stat-buffer-change-to-spam, spam-stat-buffer-is-non-spam)
(spam-stat-buffer-is-spam, spam-stat-load, spam-stat-save)
(spam-stat-split-fancy): Remove pointless autoloads.
* lisp/net/mairix.el: Load gnus-util when compiling.
(gnus-group-read-ephemeral-group, gnus-summary-toggle-header)
(message-field-value): Declare rather than autoload.
(mairix-gnus-ephemeral-nndoc, mairix-gnus-fetch-field):
Check gnus-alive-p is fbound.
(vm-quit, vm-visit-folder, vm-select-folder-buffer)
(vm-check-for-killed-summary, vm-error-if-folder-empty)
(vm-get-header-contents, vm-select-marked-or-prefixed-messages):
Declare rather than autoload.

lisp/gnus/gnus-art.el

@@ -7027,8 +7027,7 @@ If given a prefix, show the hidden text instead."
     (gnus-check-server (gnus-find-method-for-group gnus-newsgroup-name))
     (gnus-request-group gnus-newsgroup-name t)))
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'nneething-get-file-name "nneething"))
+(declare-function nneething-get-file-name "nneething" (id))
 
 (defun gnus-request-article-this-buffer (article group)
   "Get an article and insert it into this buffer."

lisp/gnus/gnus-async.el

@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ that was fetched."
   `(lambda (arg)
      (gnus-async-article-callback arg ,group ,article ,mark ,summary ,next)))
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'gnus-html-prefetch-images "gnus-html"))
-
 (defun gnus-async-article-callback (arg group article mark summary next)
   "Function called when an async article is done being fetched."
   (save-excursion

lisp/gnus/gnus-sync.el

@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@
 (require 'gnus-util)
 
 (defvar gnus-topic-alist) ;; gnus-group.el
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'gnus-group-topic "gnus-topic")
-  (autoload 'gnus-topic-create-topic "gnus-topic" nil t)
-  (autoload 'gnus-topic-enter-dribble "gnus-topic"))
+(autoload 'gnus-group-topic "gnus-topic")
 
 (defgroup gnus-sync nil
   "The Gnus synchronization facility."
@@ -605,6 +602,10 @@ unwanted groups via the LeSync URL."
                       loc name gnus-sync-lesync-name (or sources "")))
       nil)))
 
+(declare-function gnus-topic-create-topic "gnus-topic"
+                  (topic parent &optional previous full-topic))
+(declare-function gnus-topic-enter-dribble "gnus-topic" ())
+
 (defun gnus-sync-lesync-install-group-entry (name)
   (let* ((master (assoc name gnus-newsrc-alist))
          (old-topic-name (gnus-group-topic name))

lisp/gnus/mm-archive.el

@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'mm-decode)
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'gnus-recursive-directory-files "gnus-util")
-  (autoload 'mailcap-extension-to-mime "mailcap"))
+(autoload 'gnus-recursive-directory-files "gnus-util")
+(autoload 'mailcap-extension-to-mime "mailcap")
 
 (defvar mm-archive-decoders
   '(("application/ms-tnef" t "tnef" "-f" "-" "-C")

lisp/gnus/mm-util.el

@@ -1058,11 +1058,10 @@ This affects whether coding conversion should be attempted generally."
 		(length (memq (coding-system-base b) priorities)))
 	   t))))
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'latin-unity-massage-name "latin-unity")
-  (autoload 'latin-unity-maybe-remap "latin-unity")
-  (autoload 'latin-unity-representations-feasible-region "latin-unity")
-  (autoload 'latin-unity-representations-present-region "latin-unity"))
+(declare-function latin-unity-massage-name "ext:latin-unity")
+(declare-function latin-unity-maybe-remap "ext:latin-unity")
+(declare-function latin-unity-representations-feasible-region "ext:latin-unity")
+(declare-function latin-unity-representations-present-region "ext:latin-unity")
 
 (defvar latin-unity-coding-systems)
 (defvar latin-unity-ucs-list)

lisp/gnus/mml-smime.el

@@ -317,24 +317,25 @@ Whether the passphrase is cached at all is controlled by
 (defvar inhibit-redisplay)
 (defvar password-cache-expiry)
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'epg-make-context "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-context-set-armor "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-context-set-signers "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-context-result-for "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-new-signature-digest-algorithm "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-verify-result-to-string "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-list-keys "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-decrypt-string "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-verify-string "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-sign-string "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-encrypt-string "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-passphrase-callback-function "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-context-set-passphrase-callback "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-sub-key-fingerprint "epg")
-  (autoload 'epg-configuration "epg-config")
-  (autoload 'epg-expand-group "epg-config")
-  (autoload 'epa-select-keys "epa"))
+(autoload 'epg-make-context "epg")
+(autoload 'epg-passphrase-callback-function "epg")
+(declare-function epg-context-set-signers "epg" (context signers))
+(declare-function epg-context-result-for "epg" (context name))
+(declare-function epg-new-signature-digest-algorithm "epg" (cl-x) t)
+(declare-function epg-verify-result-to-string "epg" (verify-result))
+(declare-function epg-list-keys "epg" (context &optional name mode))
+(declare-function epg-verify-string "epg"
+		  (context signature &optional signed-text))
+(declare-function epg-sign-string "epg" (context plain &optional mode))
+(declare-function epg-encrypt-string "epg"
+		  (context plain recipients &optional sign always-trust))
+(declare-function epg-context-set-passphrase-callback "epg"
+		  (context passphrase-callback))
+(declare-function epg-sub-key-fingerprint "epg" (cl-x) t)
+(declare-function epg-configuration "epg-config" ())
+(declare-function epg-expand-group "epg-config" (config group))
+(declare-function epa-select-keys "epa"
+		  (context prompt &optional names secret))
 
 (defvar mml-smime-epg-secret-key-id-list nil)
 

lisp/gnus/nnir.el

@@ -281,16 +281,6 @@ is `(valuefunc member)'."
 
 (require 'gnus-sum)
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'nnimap-buffer "nnimap")
-  (autoload 'nnimap-command "nnimap")
-  (autoload 'nnimap-change-group "nnimap")
-  (autoload 'nnimap-make-thread-query "nnimap")
-  (autoload 'gnus-registry-action "gnus-registry")
-  (autoload 'gnus-registry-get-id-key "gnus-registry")
-  (autoload 'gnus-group-topic-name "gnus-topic"))
-
-
 (nnoo-declare nnir)
 (nnoo-define-basics nnir)
 
@@ -586,6 +576,8 @@ Add an entry here when adding a new search engine.")
 
 ;; Gnus glue.
 
+(declare-function gnus-group-topic-name "gnus-topic" ())
+
 (defun gnus-group-make-nnir-group (nnir-extra-parms &optional specs)
   "Create an nnir group.  Prompt for a search query and determine
 the groups to search as follows: if called from the *Server*
@@ -948,6 +940,10 @@ ready to be added to the list of search results."
 
 ;;; Search Engine Interfaces:
 
+(autoload 'nnimap-change-group "nnimap")
+(declare-function nnimap-buffer "nnimap" ())
+(declare-function nnimap-command "nnimap" (&rest args))
+
 ;; imap interface
 (defun nnir-run-imap (query srv &optional groups)
   "Run a search against an IMAP back-end server.
@@ -1774,6 +1770,9 @@ environment unless `not-global' is non-nil."
   (let ((backend (car (gnus-server-to-method server))))
     (nnoo-current-server-p (or backend 'nnir) server)))
 
+(autoload 'nnimap-make-thread-query "nnimap")
+(declare-function gnus-registry-get-id-key "gnus-registry" (id key))
+
 (defun nnir-search-thread (header)
   "Make an nnir group based on the thread containing the article
 header. The current server will be searched. If the registry is
@@ -1841,6 +1840,10 @@ article came from is also searched."
 	    (forward-line)))))
     groups))
 
+;; Behind gnus-registry-enabled test.
+(declare-function gnus-registry-action "gnus-registry"
+                  (action data-header from &optional to method))
+
 (defun nnir-registry-action (action data-header from &optional to method)
   "Call `gnus-registry-action' with the original article group."
   (gnus-registry-action

lisp/gnus/nnmail.el

@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 
 (autoload 'gnus-add-buffer "gnus")
 (autoload 'gnus-kill-buffer "gnus")
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'mail-send-and-exit "sendmail" nil t))
+(autoload 'mail-send-and-exit "sendmail" nil t)
 
 (defgroup nnmail nil
   "Reading mail with Gnus."

lisp/gnus/spam.el

@@ -2232,15 +2232,6 @@ Uses `gnus-newsgroup-name' if category is nil (for ham registration)."
 
 ;;{{{ spam-stat
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'spam-stat-buffer-change-to-non-spam "spam-stat")
-  (autoload 'spam-stat-buffer-change-to-spam "spam-stat")
-  (autoload 'spam-stat-buffer-is-non-spam "spam-stat")
-  (autoload 'spam-stat-buffer-is-spam "spam-stat")
-  (autoload 'spam-stat-load "spam-stat")
-  (autoload 'spam-stat-save "spam-stat")
-  (autoload 'spam-stat-split-fancy "spam-stat"))
-
 (require 'spam-stat)
 
 (defun spam-check-stat ()

lisp/net/mairix.el

@@ -265,18 +265,22 @@ Currently there are 'threads and 'flags.")
 	(mail-fetch-field field)))))
 
 ;;; Gnus
-(eval-when-compile
-  (defvar gnus-article-buffer)
-  (autoload 'gnus-summary-toggle-header "gnus-sum")
-  (autoload 'gnus-buffer-exists-p "gnus-util")
-  (autoload 'message-field-value "message")
-  (autoload 'gnus-group-read-ephemeral-group "gnus-group")
-  (autoload 'gnus-alive-p "gnus-util"))
+
+;; For gnus-buffer-exists-p, although it seems that could be replaced by:
+;; (and buffer (get-buffer buffer))
+(eval-when-compile (require 'gnus-util))
+(defvar gnus-article-buffer)
+(declare-function gnus-group-read-ephemeral-group "gnus-group"
+		  (group method &optional activate quit-config
+		  request-only select-articles parameters number))
+(declare-function gnus-summary-toggle-header "gnus-sum" (&optional arg))
+(declare-function message-field-value "message" (header &optional not-all))
 
 ;; Display function:
 (defun mairix-gnus-ephemeral-nndoc (folder)
   "Create ephemeral nndoc group for reading mbox file FOLDER in Gnus."
-  (unless (gnus-alive-p)
+  (unless (and (fboundp 'gnus-alive-p)
+	       (gnus-alive-p))
     (error "Gnus is not running"))
   (gnus-group-read-ephemeral-group
    ;; add randomness to group string to prevent Gnus from using a
@@ -289,26 +293,29 @@ Currently there are 'threads and 'flags.")
 ;; Fetching mail header field:
 (defun mairix-gnus-fetch-field (field)
   "Get mail header FIELD for current message using Gnus."
-  (unless (gnus-alive-p)
+  (unless (and (fboundp 'gnus-alive-p)
+	       (gnus-alive-p))
     (error "Gnus is not running"))
   (unless (gnus-buffer-exists-p gnus-article-buffer)
     (error "No article buffer available"))
   (with-current-buffer gnus-article-buffer
+    ;; gnus-art requires gnus-sum and message.
     (gnus-summary-toggle-header 1)
     (message-field-value field)))
 
 ;;; VM
 ;;; written by Ulrich Mueller
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (autoload 'vm-quit "vm-folder")
-  (autoload 'vm-visit-folder "vm")
-  (autoload 'vm-select-folder-buffer "vm-macro")
-  (autoload 'vm-check-for-killed-summary "vm-misc")
-  (autoload 'vm-get-header-contents "vm-summary")
-  (autoload 'vm-check-for-killed-summary "vm-misc")
-  (autoload 'vm-error-if-folder-empty "vm-misc")
-  (autoload 'vm-select-marked-or-prefixed-messages "vm-folder"))
+(declare-function vm-quit "ext:vm-folder" (&optional no-change))
+(declare-function vm-visit-folder "ext:vm-startup"
+		  (folder &optional read-only))
+(declare-function vm-select-folder-buffer "ext:vm-macro" ()) ; defsubst
+(declare-function vm-check-for-killed-summary "ext:vm-misc" ())
+(declare-function vm-error-if-folder-empty "ext:vm-misc" ())
+(declare-function vm-get-header-contents "ext:vm-summary"
+		  (message header-name-regexp &optional clump-sep))
+(declare-function vm-select-marked-or-prefixed-messages "ext:vm-folder"
+		  (prefix))
 
 ;; Display function
 (defun mairix-vm-display (folder)