From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: init-dir unification Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:11:15 -0500 Message-ID: <87vez7cpt8.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <20051104184837.28E2F1207E6@localhost.localdomain> <87irv7vj7a.fsf@jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1131191108 27292 80.91.229.2 (5 Nov 2005 11:45:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:45:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ihs_4664@yahoo.com, storm@cua.dk, emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, miles@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 05 12:45:06 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EYMSL-0005al-KO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2005 12:43:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EYMSL-0002y6-05 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:43:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EYLx7-00019h-Te for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:11:18 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EYLx3-000172-Qx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:11:15 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EYLx2-00015J-Qd for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:11:13 -0500 Original-Received: from [18.95.6.101] (helo=localhost.localdomain) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EYLx0-0004di-Ku; Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:11:10 -0500 Original-Received: by localhost.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 0E4141E4375; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 06:11:15 -0500 (EST) Original-To: Juri Linkov In-Reply-To: <87irv7vj7a.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Sat, 05 Nov 2005 09:55:05 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:45446 Archived-At: >> (defvar gamegrid-score-file-length 50 >> "Number of high scores to keep") >> >> ! (defvar gamegrid-user-score-file-directory "games" > > It is misleading for users when such variable contains a name relative > to some other directory name instead of the absolute directory name. > I think a better way to do this is: > > (defvar gamegrid-user-score-file-directory (init-directory "games") The idea is that the directory is not created until it is used.