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31.0.50; --init-directory sets user-emacs-directory after user eln-cache is set

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From: Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 75022 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jordan Isaacs <jordan <at> snowytrees.dev>
Subject: bug#75022: 31.0.50; --init-directory sets user-emacs-directory after user eln-cache is set
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 06:25:18 -0500

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:26:04 -0800
>> From: "Jordan Isaacs" <jordan <at> snowytrees.dev>
>> Cc: 75022 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> 
>> Because it is read only, there is no reason not to byte compile everything. I just make it part of the build step when packaging up my configuration.
>> 
>> The reasoning for why I byte compile though seems irrelevant, it’s a bug with a simple fix. The eln-cache path isn’t staying in sync with user-emacs-directory. 
>> 
>>     (let ((old-face-font-rescale-alist face-font-rescale-alist))
>>       (unwind-protect
>> 	  (command-line)
>> +  (when (featurep 'native-compile)
>> +     (startup--update-eln-cache))
>
> I'm not at all sure it's indeed so simple to change the eln-cache in
> the middle of a session, but let's hear what Andrea (CC'ed) thinks
> about this.

I have nothing in my mind which suggests this should not work, I think
that if the patch is tested and seems to work we could try it on master.

  Andrea

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