>> From: Elias Mårtenson <lokedhs@gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 10:51:49 +0800
>>
>> I'm guessing that the $HOME/.config/emacs directory was created when I started Emacs before checking out
>> my .emacs.d from source control.
>>
>> Would it make sense to display a warning before creating this directory in the first place, explaining that doing
>> so will prevent $HOME/.emacs.d/init.el from being loaded?
>
> I don't think we create the ~/.config directory.  We just check if its
> emacs subdirectory exists.

I think he meant the emacs subdirectory was created without his knowledge.