`autoload -U` in default `~/.oh-my-zsh/oh-my-zsh.sh` *runs* `compinit`

[maxzinkus]

It is my understanding that autoload -U should pull in function definitions for later use, hence the pattern (suggested in man zshcompsys):

autoload -U compinit
compinit

However, (as determined by much manual testing with ~/.zshrc:1:zmodload zsh/zprof and ~/.zshrc:-1:zprof, with no other calls, compinit is called once per shell startup. Commenting out oh-my-zsh.sh:68:autoload -U compaudit compinit zrecompile brings this down to 0 and makes shell startup dramatically faster.

The issue is that I further update the fpath after omz is loaded, which means that at every shell startup compinit is run twice: once by omz because of the reduced count of fpath functions since last complete startup, and then again after my customizations.

This is wildly annoying and should be resolved with ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX -- which prevents omz's explicit compinit call. However, the autoload line still runs compinit for whatever reason.

[gandarez]

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[msva]

This repo has nothing to do with oh-my-zsh, and contains general zsh completions. It is not a part of o-m-z, and "compatibility" layers are provided only by good will.

Please, report o-m-z bugs to o-m-z.

[maxzinkus]

It is true that I found this issue due to use of "o-m-z". However, as far as I can tell, the issue is with autoload and/or compinit. Your insight in nailing down which it is would be helpful and appreciated.

I could of course be totally wrong and this is purely an omz issue -- your explanation there would be appreciated as well.

[maxzinkus]

Also, if there's a more appropriate place to discuss issues with zshcompsys -- please redirect me with my apologies.