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Mention native compilation in the user manual

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* doc/emacs/building.texi (Lisp Libraries): Mention native
compilation.
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@ -1486,6 +1486,13 @@ Emacs Lisp code goes in a separate file whose name ends in
@file{foo.elc}. @xref{Byte Compilation,, Byte Compilation, elisp, the
Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
@cindex native compilation
Emacs Lisp code can also be compiled into @dfn{native code}: machine
code not unlike the one produced by a C or Fortran compiler. Native
code runs even faster than byte-code. Natively-compiled Emacs Lisp
code is stored in files whose names end in @samp{.eln}. @xref{Native
Compilation,, Byte Compilation, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
@findex load-file
To @dfn{load} an Emacs Lisp file, type @kbd{M-x load-file}. This
command reads a file name using the minibuffer, and executes the