GNU bug report logs - #44726
28.0.50; [feature/native-comp] Provide a mechanism to populate comp-eln-load-path from the environment

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Message #11 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tad <tadfisher <at> gmail.com>
To: Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: 28.0.50; [feature/native-comp] Provide a mechanism to populate
 comp-eln-load-path from the environment
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:20:37 -0800

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 1:15 PM Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org> wrote:

> Wouldn't EMACS_NATIVE_LOAD_PATH be more idiomatic?

I don't have a personal preference regarding the name. However, looking
at [1], we don't generally use underscores in the variables we support.
Some do have underscores, such as `DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS' and `LC_*',
but these are standardized outside of Emacs and used by other programs.

[1] https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/General-Variables.html

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