GNU bug report logs - #13930
Emacs doesn't cope well if it can't access/create .emacs.d

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Prije <rprije <at> janestreet.com>

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:47:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 16154

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Robert Prije <rprije <at> janestreet.com>
Cc: 13930 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13930: Emacs doesn't cope well if it can't access/create .emacs.d
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:11:39 -0400

> It does exactly the same thing with --debug-init (says "creating directory:
> permission denied...") and supplies no further information.
> I think --debug-init is for debugging an init file, right?  It's not getting
> as far as loading the init file so it won't be able to debug it.

Can you try it with a more recent Emacs?  E.g. 24.2 or 24.3?
I remember we fixed some bugs at some point that caused creation of
.emacs.d before there's a real need for it.


        Stefan
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