>>>> "Jan" == Jan Vroonhof
<vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch> writes:
Jan> Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)srce.hr> writes:
> Just for the record, I agree with this. Even without
`.xemacs/',
> custom-file should default to something other than `.emacs'. To do
> so, we must make sure that:
>
> 1) Old `.emacs' files with custom options are handled gracefully;
>
> 2) The new `.xemacs-custom' file is loaded automatically, after
> `.emacs'.
Jan> I suggest not using an .xemacs-custom file but use .xemacs/options.el
Jan> even if we do not use .xemacs/init.el, because
Jan> 1. We already have been doing it (unintentionnaly) and it seems to
Jan> work.
Jan> 2. Having an .xemacs-custom file is making the (eventual) migration to
Jan> .xemacs/ based system even more difficult as it is yet another file
Jan> to care for.
Jan> 3. We have .xemacs anyway for the package system.
3. is a reason *not* to use it for startup files. ~/.xemacs is a
package hierarchy. There's no lasting guarantee that its layout will
support putting random .el files in its root.
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Cheers =8-} Chipsy
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