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From: D. Goel <deego@gnufans.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: emacs --pristine --> -vanilla
Date: 05 Dec 2002 17:30:59 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87znrkp07w.fsf@computer.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021205221917.GB426@gnu.org>



> 
> IMO, --pristine is a much better name, so at most it should be an alias.

Okay, I had just wanted to point out that xemacs already uses a
shortcut -vanilla so it will be nice to be compatible when we
too implement the shortcut. 


> My understanding is that --pristine actually does a bit more, which
> actually makes it better than -q -no-site-file for what I see as the
> intended purpose (`what do you tell people to use when they report a
> bug').

I see. 

> Why is it important that it be _exactly_ -q -no-site-file?  

No reason really.  Now, with your above explanation, I take back that
request.

PS: Thanks for your other followup re: google searches, i tried and did
work.  And thanks for the followup, Stefan. 


DG                                 http://deego.gnufans.org/~deego/
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  reply	other threads:[~2002-12-05 22:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-05 20:48 emacs --pristine --> -vanilla D. Goel
2002-12-05 21:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-12-05 22:14 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-05 22:19 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-05 22:30   ` D. Goel [this message]
2002-12-07 21:26 ` Richard Stallman
2002-12-08  4:25   ` Ben Key

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