Re: single init file/directory for windows and linux using version control svn or cvs

[Patrick Drechsler <patrick@pdrechsler.de>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Patrick Drechsler <patrick@pdrechsler.de>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:09:10 +0200
>>
>> Can I put a directory ".emacs.d" including an init.el somewhere under 
>> Windows/Cygwin so that it will be recognized by a default Emacs 
>> installation (C:\.emacs.d\init.el is ignored when there is no C:\.emacs 
>> or C:\_emacs)?
> 
> Why can't you set the HOME environment variable on Windows to point to
> the place where you keep your .emacs.d directory?

Thanks for this advice, exactly what I was looking for!

>> Furthermore: What would be the current Emacs variable to tweak for using an
>>
>> IF windows
>> 	use this path
>> ELSEIF Cygwin
>> 	use another path
>> ELSE ;; linux
>> 	use yet another path
>>
>> construct?
> 
> Try system-configuration.

Great, thanks again!

Regards

Patrick