Your bug report #17291: 24.3.90; Doing "make" in elpa branch uses the user's ~/.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 17291@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 17291: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17291 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems