From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: always put Customizations in `custom-file', never in `user-init-file' Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:06:51 +0100 Message-ID: <85odcym9o4.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> References: <475DA1D2.7020701@gmail.com> <873auadz8l.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <475DAEAE.2040305@gmail.com> <871w9udurc.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1197328043 4737 80.91.229.12 (10 Dec 2007 23:07:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:07:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" , Drew Adams , Emacs-Devel To: "Stephen J. Turnbull" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 11 00:07:32 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1J1riZ-0006ec-Rd for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:07:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1J1riI-0003gt-B0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:07:02 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1J1rht-0003X7-MR for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:06:37 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1J1rhr-0003WE-Pj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:06:36 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1J1rhr-0003W6-6o for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:06:35 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1J1rhq-0006uj-UY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:06:34 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lola.goethe.zz) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1J1rho-0004YJ-8G; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:06:32 -0500 Original-Received: by lola.goethe.zz (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 93E6C1C4CE34; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:06:51 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <871w9udurc.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> (Stephen J. Turnbull's message of "Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:56:07 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:84992 Archived-At: "Stephen J. Turnbull" writes: > The other thing to note is that this was typically reported by people > using Emacs and trying XEmacs. Normally you don't have errors in your > init file. :-) > > I think separate custom-file and automigration are both good ideas. I don't think automigration is a good idea. The one point of time where it happens is when you try out a new version of Emacs/XEmacs the very first time, and that is exactly when you don't want to have it change your setup or nag you about it while you are still in test drive mode. > In hindsight, yes, but we had to learn that from experience. The > experience is there, I'd like you to benefit from it. And that is appreciated. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum