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29.2; Emacs --init-directory=... puts user-init-file elsewhere

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Message #22 received at 72294 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

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: Re: 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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