From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kin Cho Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: HOME variable Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 21:56:17 -0700 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <7iisamzpqm.fsf@neoscale.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1094792247 15207 80.91.224.253 (10 Sep 2004 04:57:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 04:57:27 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 10 06:57:15 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1C5dTH-0001Aw-00 for ; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 06:57:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C5dYd-0006LC-HB for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 01:02:47 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C5dYa-0006IM-Lp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 01:02:44 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C5dYX-0006Go-SJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 01:02:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C5dYX-0006Gl-P7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 01:02:41 -0400 Original-Received: from [216.168.1.22] (helo=trinity.supernews.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.34) id 1C5dSv-000248-Ak for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:56:53 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.fu-berlin.de ([130.133.1.2]:1118) by trinity.supernews.net with esmtp (Exim 4.24; FreeBSD) id 1C5dSu-00008x-CX for gnu-emacs-bug@moderators.isc.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 04:56:52 +0000 Original-Received: by Mail.FU-Berlin.DE (Exim 4.42) from curry.zedat.fu-berlin.de ([160.45.10.36]) for gnu-emacs-bug@moderators.isc.org with esmtp id <1C5dSM-000H0N-JP>; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 06:56:18 +0200 Original-Received: by Curry.ZEDAT.FU-Berlin.DE (Smail3.2.0.98) from news.uni-berlin.de with bsmtp id ; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 06:56:18 +0200 (MEST) Original-To: gnu-emacs-bug@moderators.isc.org Original-Path: not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Original-Lines: 24 X-Orig-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de QL8LlYKjx8I6fufw5Pte2QdZ+Spo/AUR4RRWqdjiHf1LoIgPBN User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:SBhouNdOZK4PGQe2ekoDe7Eoy7o= X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:8984 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:8984 Use a batch file to start emacs instead: set HOME=c:\emacs\ start c:\emacs-21.3\bin\runemacs -kin Jaydutt Shukla writes: > This is not a bug but I did not know where else to report it. > > Emacs (v21.3) uses the HOME variable as its root folder and in the > installation instructions suggest using c:\Emacs as the root folder. > This implies that I have to set HOME to be equal to "C:\Emacs" This is > okay but when other programs also need the HOME variable it causes > problem. For example, I just installed Cygwin on my computer and it uses > c:\Emacs as its starting directory, which is very annoying because I > expected it to start either in c:\ or c:\%USERPROFILE%\. Users can > always work aroung by changing directory (manually or using scripts) but > that is not a good approach. So I suggest using the variable EMACSHOME > or something that would associate it with Emacs unambiguously. > > Thanks > Jaydutt Shukla