GNU bug report logs - #72294
29.2; Emacs --init-directory=... puts user-init-file elsewhere

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sean Devlin <spd <at> toadstyle.org>

Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:13:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.2

Done: Daan Ro <daanturo <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: spd <at> toadstyle.org, 72294 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#72294: 29.2; Emacs --init-directory=... puts user-init-file elsewhere
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:34:07 +0300

> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  72294 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:15:01 +0200
> 
> >>>>> On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:59:45 -0400, Sean Devlin <spd <at> toadstyle.org> said:
> 
> The emacs info file says
> 
>     ‘--init-directory’
>          Specify the directory to use when looking for the Emacs init files.
> 
> and '.emacs' is an Emacs init file, so I guess the confusion is
> understandable. Maybe we should add "(except '.emacs')" to that
> statement.

That would be inaccurate, AFAIU.  If the .emacs file is there, it will
be used from that directory.
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