1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/lread.c b/src/lread.c
index 8741bff6284..0fb93031ad4 100644
--- a/src/lread.c
+++ b/src/lread.c
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ static Lisp_Object Vloads_in_progress;
 
 int load_dangerous_libraries;
 
+/* Non-zero means force printing messages when loading Lisp files.  */
+
+int force_load_messages;
+
 /* A regular expression used to detect files compiled with Emacs.  */
 
 static Lisp_Object Vbytecomp_version_regexp;
@@ -970,7 +974,8 @@ This function searches the directories in `load-path'.
 If optional second arg NOERROR is non-nil,
 report no error if FILE doesn't exist.
 Print messages at start and end of loading unless
-optional third arg NOMESSAGE is non-nil.
+optional third arg NOMESSAGE is non-nil (but `force-load-messages'
+overrides that).
 If optional fourth arg NOSUFFIX is non-nil, don't try adding
 suffixes `.elc' or `.el' to the specified name FILE.
 If optional fifth arg MUST-SUFFIX is non-nil, insist on
@@ -1164,7 +1169,7 @@ Return t if the file exists and loads successfully.  */)
                   error ("File `%s' was not compiled in Emacs",
                          SDATA (found));
                 }
-              else if (!NILP (nomessage))
+              else if (!NILP (nomessage) && !force_load_messages)
                 message_with_string ("File `%s' not compiled in Emacs", found, 1);
             }
 
@@ -1186,7 +1191,7 @@ Return t if the file exists and loads successfully.  */)
               newer = 1;
 
               /* If we won't print another message, mention this anyway.  */
-              if (!NILP (nomessage))
+              if (!NILP (nomessage) && !force_load_messages)
                 {
                   Lisp_Object msg_file;
                   msg_file = Fsubstring (found, make_number (0), make_number (-1));
@@ -1208,7 +1213,7 @@ Return t if the file exists and loads successfully.  */)
             emacs_close (fd);
           val = call4 (Vload_source_file_function, found, hist_file_name,
                        NILP (noerror) ? Qnil : Qt,
-                       NILP (nomessage) ? Qnil : Qt);
+                       (NILP (nomessage) || force_load_messages) ? Qnil : Qt);
           return unbind_to (count, val);
         }
     }
@@ -1231,7 +1236,7 @@ Return t if the file exists and loads successfully.  */)
   if (! NILP (Vpurify_flag))
     Vpreloaded_file_list = Fcons (file, Vpreloaded_file_list);
 
-  if (NILP (nomessage))
+  if (NILP (nomessage) || force_load_messages)
     {
       if (!safe_p)
         message_with_string ("Loading %s (compiled; note unsafe, not compiled in Emacs)...",
@@ -1280,7 +1285,7 @@ Return t if the file exists and loads successfully.  */)
   prev_saved_doc_string = 0;
   prev_saved_doc_string_size = 0;
 
-  if (!noninteractive && NILP (nomessage))
+  if (!noninteractive && (NILP (nomessage) || force_load_messages))
     {
       if (!safe_p)
         message_with_string ("Loading %s (compiled; note unsafe, not compiled in Emacs)...done",
@@ -4354,6 +4359,11 @@ incompatible byte codes can make Emacs crash when it tries to execute
 them.  */);
   load_dangerous_libraries = 0;
 
+  DEFVAR_BOOL ("force-load-messages", &force_load_messages,
+               doc: /* Non-nil means force printing messages when loading Lisp files.
+This overrides the value of the NOMESSAGE argument to `load'.  */);
+  force_load_messages = 0;
+
   DEFVAR_LISP ("bytecomp-version-regexp", &Vbytecomp_version_regexp,
                doc: /* Regular expression matching safe to load compiled Lisp files.
 When Emacs loads a compiled Lisp file, it reads the first 512 bytes