Re: Emacs 22.3 ignores setq default-directory

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Markus Heller <hellerm2@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:42:12 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> On Jun 25, 11:57 pm, Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> wrote:
> > > From: Markus Heller <helle...@gmail.com>
> > > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:47:30 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> > > I just installed Emacs 22.3 under Win XP using the precompiled
> > > binary.  Everything works, my _emacs is read and all customization
> > > such as AuCTeX works fine.
> >
> > > the only thing that's being ignored is the line
> >
> > > (setq default-directory "h:")
> >
> > > which works fine in Emacs 22.1.
> >
> > Does it work if you start Emacs with the -Q switch, then load your
> > _emacs with "M-x load-file RET"?
> 
> Yes it does.  Any way I can incorporate this in my _emacs?

Perhaps run it from one of the -hook variables provided by
startup.el.  It could be that this setting needs to be run later than
it is if simply put at top level of your _emacs file.

> > > Any idea as to why and how I can define my home directory?
> >
> > If "H:\" is your home, then set the HOME environment variable to
> > something like "H:\".
> 
> H: is not my home directory, it's where all my data are stored.

Well, you did say (above) "how can I define my home directory?"