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Re: user-load-path (was: Re: Emacs 21 NEWS file (was Re: [OT?] Gnu Emacs
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: user-load-path (was: Re: Emacs 21 NEWS file (was Re: [OT?] Gnu Emacs is dying?)(fwd)) |
Date: |
18 Jun 2001 13:06:28 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.104 |
>>>>> "Per" == Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:
> However, customize wants to "own" the variables it touches. It is not
> big on sharing. I.e. no other Lisp code should change the variable
> reserved for customize. This includes calls to 'add-to-list' in
> various init files.
I wish we could fix this, but it's not easy.
> Since there already exist code that use 'add-to-list' on 'load-path',
> I think a new (nil) 'user-load-path' would cause least transition trouble.
We've been through that so if anybody wants to know why I disagree,
he can go check the gnu.emacs.help archive ;-)
Stefan