>>>> "Hrvoje" == Hrvoje Niksic
<hniksic(a)iskon.hr> writes:
Hrvoje> sperber(a)informatik.uni-tuebingen.de (Michael Sperber [Mr. Preprocessor])
writes:
Hrvoje> I propose that the new variable be named
Hrvoje> Info-default-directory-list, because GNU Emacs calls it that
Hrvoje> way (and also defaults it to nil.)
>
> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Hrvoje> OK ok, it was just a proposal.
> The current setup really wants complete control over the various
> -path and -directory-list variables.
Hrvoje> That's perfectly fine. All I ask for is that the actual Info code
Hrvoje> takes into account a separate variable for user's private
Hrvoje> customizations, *at access time*. The variable need not be called
Hrvoje> Info-default-directory-list if you think that name is tainted.
And all I'm saying is that the solution to this problem better
generalize to the various other -path and -directory-list variables to
which identical issues apply. Anything else will result in yet
another maintenance nightmare. I know 'cause I've been exactly there.
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