GNU bug report logs - #47298
Emacs creates HOME if it does not exist

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:42:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 27.1

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, 47298 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47298: Emacs creates HOME if it does not exist
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:55:45 +0300

* Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> [2021-03-21 20:42]:
> IMO the Emacs 26.3 behaviour is correct, and Emacs should not be
> creating HOME if it does not exist. One may want to set a non-existent
> HOME eg for testing.

Warning is better as it gives control to user. Yet in regards to
testing with non-existent Emacs directory .emacs.d do you think would
there be some difference if an empty directory is created by Emacs
compared to no directory at all?
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