From: "tomas@tuxteam.de" <tomas@tuxteam.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: "emacs-devel@gnu.org" <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: FW: [External] : Re: Propose to add setup-wizard.el to ELPA
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2022 09:13:34 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YdVTLproC82Q+Ouk@tuxteam.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR10MB5488D088225C1F3F0F320216F34B9@SJ0PR10MB5488.namprd10.prod.outlook.com>
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On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 07:43:55AM +0000, Drew Adams wrote:
> > > @@>>>> Customize should not write to your init file ...
> > > @@>>>> That's a bad Emacs design choice, IMO.
> > > @@>>>> It especially should not be the default behavior.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> +1, FWIW.
> > > > >> Hmm, then where should it write to?
> > > > > IMO, something like
> > > > > (setq custom-file (locate-user-emacs-file "custom-file.el"))
> > > >
> > > > Hmm. I recently deleted something like that which had been in my init
> > > > for years, because I looked it and couldn't come up with a reason why
> > > > the code should be in a separate file. It seemed like pointless
> > > > complexity. Why do you think it's better that way?
> > >
> > > Go to @@.
> >
> > Where's @@? (genuine question: I don't know
> > what you want to convey with that expression :)
>
> Sorry, I just meant the first 3 lines of the
> mail. I then added this for the reason:
Got it, it's up there. Thanks :)
> > > Mixing hand coding and automatic coding in the same
> > > file is error-prone. It's just asking for trouble.
> > > And it's not needed.
> >
> > And this is the point where your (respected,
> > mind you) opinion enters the scene.
>
> Call it an opinion, if you like. I don't see it
> as very controversial to think it's a bad idea
> to have (all kinds of) users editing generated
> code, and have a file that includes user code
> along with code edited automatically.
[...]
Sorry, pressed for time right now, so short answer. I do respect your
position, and there's a lot for it -- I just happen to be at a (so
slightly) different place.
Cheers
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Thread overview: 116+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-01-02 2:07 Propose to add setup-wizard.el to ELPA Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 2:37 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 3:02 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 3:22 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 5:51 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 6:30 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 7:58 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 8:07 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 9:07 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 9:22 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 9:45 ` Eduardo Ochs
2022-01-02 9:45 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 10:09 ` Eduardo Ochs
2022-01-02 10:15 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 10:25 ` Eduardo Ochs
2022-01-02 10:34 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 10:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-02 10:57 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 11:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-02 11:30 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 11:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-02 12:01 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 11:31 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
[not found] ` <CADs++6jtFBah1hhsuN6T_-kFyjc_pNmmVKA+16vOWa8OctOZLw@mail.gmail.com>
2022-01-02 11:02 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 11:17 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 11:36 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 12:03 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 15:27 ` Stefan Kangas
[not found] ` <MsPZqa9--3-2@tutanota.de-MsP_1xO----2>
2022-01-02 11:57 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 12:05 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 15:27 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-02 15:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-02 16:43 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 17:32 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-02 18:51 ` FW: [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-01-02 19:07 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 21:29 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-02 22:14 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-03 6:42 ` Sean Whitton
2022-01-03 7:02 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-03 8:19 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 9:27 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 9:55 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 10:10 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 10:21 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 10:53 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 11:07 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 11:25 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 11:32 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 12:13 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 12:20 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 12:32 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 12:44 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 12:55 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 13:24 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 15:15 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-03 16:04 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-04 21:19 ` Sean Whitton
2022-01-04 21:28 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-04 22:38 ` Sean Whitton
2022-01-04 22:51 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-05 5:28 ` tomas
2022-01-05 7:43 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-05 8:13 ` tomas [this message]
2022-01-07 10:34 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-03 16:03 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-03 16:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-01-04 1:50 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-04 2:53 ` Po Lu
2022-01-04 4:13 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-01-04 4:30 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-04 6:10 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-01-04 15:04 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-01-04 21:25 ` Sean Whitton
2022-01-05 0:58 ` Po Lu
2022-01-05 15:35 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-01-06 6:32 ` Sean Whitton
2022-01-03 0:42 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 18:47 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-01-02 11:58 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-01-07 10:09 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-02 18:47 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-01-02 9:41 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 17:18 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 18:47 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-01-07 10:02 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-07 10:50 ` Po Lu
2022-01-07 12:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-09 22:54 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-10 4:15 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-10 15:45 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-01-10 17:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-11 4:47 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-11 4:51 ` Richard Stallman
2022-01-02 7:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-02 8:07 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 15:42 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-02 17:26 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-02 17:36 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
[not found] ` <MsQrOAf--J-2@tutanota.de-MsQrQR2----2>
2022-01-02 17:55 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-02 18:50 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-02 21:14 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-03 0:45 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 0:59 ` Yuan Fu
2022-01-03 1:02 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-03 9:12 ` Joost Kremers
2022-01-03 12:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-03 13:00 ` Po Lu
2022-01-03 19:30 ` Joost Kremers
2022-01-02 8:07 ` Po Lu
2022-01-02 15:23 ` nanjunjie
2022-01-03 8:28 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-01-04 16:09 ` Nan JunJie
2022-01-04 19:45 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-01-02 12:02 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-01-07 9:58 ` Jean Louis
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