GNU bug report logs - #21858
package-initialize: no good in .emacs!

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 03:19:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Merged with 28001, 30507

Found in version 25.2

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>
To: Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner <at> inode.at>
Cc: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>, bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com, 21858 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21858: package-initialize: no good in .emacs!
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 12:03:04 -0500

On Nov 8, 2015, at 12:00 PM, Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner <at> inode.at> wrote:

> Anyway, isn't setting `custom-file' enough to prevent custom from
> messing with ~/.emacs?

Yes, and that works.

The more surprising is it when now `package’ likes to mess with it.
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