bug#45857: 28.0.50; Not possible to set package-user-dir in early-init.el

[Ola x Nilsson]

From: Ola x Nilsson <ola.x.nilsson@axis.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: 
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In 9973019764250ac1f4d77a6b426cdd9c241151c5

* lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el: Load package-quickstart without package.el
    
the package-user-dir defcustom gets the custom-initialize-delay
intializer.  At least for me, this overrides any setting of
package-user-dir that is done in early-init.el.  As far as I can tell,
the documentation still says it should be possible and even recommended
to set package-user-dir in early-init.el.

/Ola


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