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: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Sean Devlin <spd <at> toadstyle.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 72294 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#72294: 29.2; Emacs --init-directory=... puts user-init-file elsewhere
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:51:34 +0200

>>>>> On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:48:11 -0400, Sean Devlin <spd <at> toadstyle.org> said:
    >> An existing "init.el" file, if "~/.emacs" does not exist. Not a
    >> ".emacs" file in the directory specified by
    >> '--init-directory'. Because --init-directory changes
    >> `user-emacs-directory’.

    Sean> Correct, I only tested with a file named init.el, not .emacs.

Perhaps we should have a '--be-more-modern' flag that disables
searching for ".emacs" completely 😺 (I kid, I kid).

Robert
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