Re: [PATCH] for review - Allow expansion of "~" (as opposed to "~user")

[Pete Williamson <petewil@google.com>]

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So to solve my porting problem for NaCl, would it be best if I just did a
system check for NaCl, and if it is the current system, then clear the
"init-file-user" string?

In my case, init-file-user is set to "user", but "~user" is not expanding
properly

On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

> > Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:09:56 +0200
> > From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> > Cc: petewil@google.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> >
> > > Based on all that, I think the most consistent option is to:
> > >
> > > 1) always check if ~USER/ directory exists for the ‘User foo has no
> home
> > >    directory’ warning;
> > >
> > > 2) user ~USER/.emacs and ~USER/_emacs on MS-Windows; and
> > >
> > > 3) use `expand-file-name' when setting `user-init-file' if init file
> has
> > >    not been loaded.
> >
> > Sorry, I cannot follow the logic that led to these 3 conclusions.
> > Please explain.  (And don't we already do all that?)
>
> Btw, I'd like to reiterate something I already suggested near the
> beginning: just error out if "-u USER" is used on DOS/Windows.  I
> think this should put all this issue to rest, and avoid unneeded
> complexity, FAQs, etc.
>

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