GNU bug report logs - #76308
31.0.50; package-quickstart.el is not documented

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Mark A. Hershberger" <mah <at> everybody.org>

Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 18:40:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 31.0.50

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From: "Mark A. Hershberger" <mah <at> everybody.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 31.0.50; package-quickstart.el is not documented
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:39:05 -0500

While tracking down a problem with elpa loading, I saw that
~/.emacs.d/package-quickstart.el loading is attempted, but research
showed that, while a user option by the name package-quickstart is
documented in "50.3 Package Installation", a file by that name is not
documented.

It has been around for a while (the customizable package-quickstart-file
says it was added in 27.1) but, even after looking for all instances of
package-quickstart-file, its purpose is not clear.
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:10:07 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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