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+;;; subr-compat.el --- subr.el compatibility layer
+
+;; Copyright (C) 2012  Yann Hodique
+
+;; Author: Yann Hodique <yann.hodique@gmail.com>
+;; Keywords: lisp
+
+;; This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+
+;; This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+;; the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; Allow `declare-function' to be used in older Emacs versions. Even if that
+;; means doing exactly nothing.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(or (fboundp 'declare-function)
+    (defmacro declare-function (&rest args)
+      nil))
+
+(provide 'subr-compat)
+;;; subr-compat.el ends here