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[25.1.50.1] No way to save customization from emacs -Q

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 21959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21959: [25.1.50.1] No way to save customization from emacs -Q
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:24:23 +0100

 On 19.11.2015 16:55, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:27:29 +0100
>> From: Andreas Röhler<andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
>>
>> A way around is to start with -Q and load init-file interactively.
>> However then saving options via customize isn't possible, which seems a bug.
> No, it's a deliberate feature.  From the Emacs manual:
>
>       If Emacs was invoked with the `-q' or `--no-init-file' options
>    (*note Initial Options::), it will not let you save your customizations
>    in your initialization file.  This is because saving customizations
>    from such a session would wipe out all the other customizations you
>    might have on your initialization file.
>

Hmm, maybe not link saving and wiping out?
What is the rational for theses connection?

What about having these separated and a command "clear customizations"?

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