Your bug report #13930: Emacs doesn't cope well if it can't access/create .emacs.d which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 13930@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 13930: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13930 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems