GNU bug report logs - #18512
no startup warning if user-emacs-directory is modfied and added to load-path

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>, 18512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18512: 24.3.93; tramp persistency file: incompatible with old versions? Tramp won't start!
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 04:14:47 -0400

Glenn Morris wrote:

> We already added a startup warning if user-emacs-directory is in
> load-path, for precisely this kind of reason. (Eg calc has similar issues.)
>
> user-emacs-directory is not in load-path by default, so the question is;
> how did it come to be in load-path, and why was the warning not seen?

And indeed there is exactly the issue with calc in the original report:

>> Load-path shadows:
>> /Users/dr/Library/Application Support/Aquamacs Emacs/calc hides /Users/dr/ae24.git/nextstep/Aquamacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/calc/calc

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