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27.2; Misdocumented default initialisation file

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Message #17 received at 49424 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver <at> mavit.org.uk>,
 49424 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49424: 27.2; Misdocumented default initialisation file
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:24:22 +1200

On 2021-07-07 21:17, Robert Pluim wrote:
> If nothing exists, Emacs will create ~/.emacs.d, and use ~/.emacs as
> as the init file. We can change that to use ~/.emacs.d/init.el if we
> want, people who already have init files will not be affected.
> </bold prediction of there being no consequences>

I know of people who have ~/.emacs.d under version control (used on
multiple machines), and on some machines additionally have a ~/.emacs
file for config which is local to that particular machine.  The .emacs
file simply loads the init.el file.

There are other ways of achieving the same thing; but I thought this
one was quite a neat approach when I heard it.

In other words, FYI some people's configs are definitely reliant on
the current precedence order.

In any case, while the sequence *could* be changed for those two
files, I don't think there's any notable benefit to doing so?  Even
ignoring cases like the one above, that change would undoubtedly
cause some confusion for no good reason.


-Phil

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