From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs 22.3 ignores setq default-directory Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:57:14 +0300 Message-ID: <83skhnzdmd.fsf@gnu.org> References: <5cc316a8-1a47-4e0c-af2b-27675d5517f5@q3g2000pra.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1245999479 22240 80.91.229.12 (26 Jun 2009 06:57:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:57:59 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 26 08:57:53 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MK5Ne-00047j-Vg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:57:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37372 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MK5Ne-0003sm-68 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:57:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MK5ND-0003sG-Gw for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:57:23 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MK5NC-0003rm-GP for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:57:22 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44184 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MK5NC-0003rj-CO for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:57:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:40756) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MK5NB-0000mx-QN for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:57:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout2.012.net.il ([84.95.2.4]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MK5NB-0004Bi-36 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:57:21 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.i_mtaout2.012.net.il by i_mtaout2.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) id <0KLU0040037UNK00@i_mtaout2.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:57:15 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.229.213.34]) by i_mtaout2.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) with ESMTPA id <0KLU000HH3BE7LB0@i_mtaout2.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:57:15 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <5cc316a8-1a47-4e0c-af2b-27675d5517f5@q3g2000pra.googlegroups.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-Detected-Operating-System: by mx20.gnu.org: Solaris 9.1 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:65542 Archived-At: > From: Markus Heller > 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"? > 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:\".