From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Anthony G Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: $HOME var Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 21:13:14 +1100 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20030307101314.GA1569@bur.st> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1047032339 30468 80.91.224.249 (7 Mar 2003 10:18:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:18:59 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 07 11:18:57 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18rEwL-0007vA-00 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 11:18:57 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18rEsU-00037e-02 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 05:14:58 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18rErs-0002xY-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 05:14:20 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18rEph-0001eB-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 05:12:06 -0500 Original-Received: from cpe-144-137-30-165.vic.bigpond.net.au ([144.137.30.165] helo=diamond.PRIMDOM) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18rEpM-0001Um-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 05:11:45 -0500 Original-Received: (from goggs@localhost) by diamond.PRIMDOM (8.11.2/8.11.2) id h27ADE001593 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 21:13:14 +1100 X-Authentication-Warning: diamond.PRIMDOM: goggs set sender to goggs@bur.st using -f Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:7404 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:7404 Hello, I have a minor problem with Emacs for windows. Emacs works great on my Linux system at home, but at College where I spend a considerable amount of time coding, I have to use windows 2000. The problem is as follows; Windows environment variables are set & locked on login. I can't add or change them, and command.exe is locked out. $HOME, for some FUBAR reason, is set to C:\, yet I don't have write permission FOR C:\. This means when I'm halfway through editing a file, emacs tries to save '.emacs.d' (or similar) to C: every microsecond. It doesn't hang, but It's so occupied in saving the file, that I need to enter commands quickly. I can't disable it in .emacs, because I can't save anything to $HOME (C:\), including .emacs. Can I change $HOME in the emacs lisp files, or even an argument? I'm an *ex* vim user, and enjoy learning emacs, but not being able to use emacs instead of the lame IDE that comes with the College's Java package, is a problem that needs to be resolved. Thanks, /Tony