* .emacs read but ignored
@ 2008-07-03 19:21 xjm
2008-07-05 11:39 ` Peter Dyballa
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: xjm @ 2008-07-03 19:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Help-gnu-emacs
I am hoping someone might be able to help me with an emacs issue that has me
quite frustrated. My init file in my home directory on a dev webserver is
being ignored somehow. The file appears to be read when I start emacs--if I
put non-interpretable garbage at the top of the file, emacs flashes an error
with the offending line when I start it--but all the settings in the .emacs
file seem to be disregarded. E.g., I have:
(setq default-tab-width 2)
Even with this setting, I still get monstrous 8-character tabs.
I know it is not a problem with my .emacs file itself, because I am using a
copy of the exact same file on our live webserver with no problems.
OS: Gentoo 1.12.11.1
emacs 21.4.2
using bash
I found a similar, but slightly different, question in this list's archives:
http://www.nabble.com/emacs-21.3.1-not-loading-.emacs-to2695166.html
The variables mentioned there seem correct for me (as below).
user-login-name: "myusername"
user-real-login-name: "myusername"
user-init-file: "/home/myusername/.emacs"
init-file-user: "" (empty)
I've tried everything I can think of to get around the problem. None of the
following have had an effect:
emacs -u myusername
emacs --load /home/myusername/.emacs
emacs --debug-init
I do not have root or any sort of administrative access on this server, but
my admin is a bit of a novice, so I want to have concrete instructions for
him if I have to get him to change something.
Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.
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* Re: .emacs read but ignored
2008-07-03 19:21 .emacs read but ignored xjm
@ 2008-07-05 11:39 ` Peter Dyballa
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From: Peter Dyballa @ 2008-07-05 11:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: xjm; +Cc: Help-gnu-emacs
Am 03.07.2008 um 21:21 schrieb xjm:
> (setq default-tab-width 2)
> Even with this setting, I still get monstrous 8-character tabs.
Documentation:
Default value of `tab-width' for buffers that do not override it.
This is the same as (default-value 'tab-width).
Are you using it in a buffer that does *not* overwrite your default
by using some minor mode?
If are in doubt whether your init file ist read in, then make it
start with a
(message "My init file starts here.")
and finish it with:
(message "My init file ends here.")
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Greetings
Pete
Make it simple, as simple as possible but no simpler.
– Albert Einstein
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