From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: .emacs not loading libraries Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 07:29:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: References: <86zizhirdx.fsf@gaheris.avalon.lan> <86r3ktiao1.fsf@gaheris.avalon.lan> <86io65i0x8.fsf@gaheris.avalon.lan> <86eggsim3q.fsf@gaheris.avalon.lan> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1445178576 25752 80.91.229.3 (18 Oct 2015 14:29:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:29:36 +0000 (UTC) To: Mart van de Wege , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 18 16:29:24 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Znoxf-000518-O6 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 16:29:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:34163 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Znoxe-0002aN-Jm for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:29:22 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38709) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZnoxR-0002a6-6x for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:29:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZnoxN-0003mv-Sl for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:29:09 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:33517) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZnoxN-0003mh-L7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:29:05 -0400 Original-Received: from userv0021.oracle.com (userv0021.oracle.com [156.151.31.71]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id t9IET4tG002813 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:29:04 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0121.oracle.com (aserv0121.oracle.com [141.146.126.235]) by userv0021.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t9IET39u005488 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:29:04 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0001.oracle.com (abhmp0001.oracle.com [141.146.116.7]) by aserv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t9IET3Z5008235; Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:29:03 GMT In-Reply-To: <86eggsim3q.fsf@gaheris.avalon.lan> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: userv0021.oracle.com [156.151.31.71] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-Received-From: 141.146.126.69 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:107739 Archived-At: > > You don't need to add "~/.emacs.d/elpa/" to your `load-path'. If you > > inspect the value of `load-path' (e.g. `C-h v load-path RET') you'll se= e > > that it already contains entries for the packages you've installed via > > ELPA - this is part of what package.el does for you. >=20 > Hmm. That, of course, is obvious once it has been pointed out. Thanks. FWIW, I just filed bug #21704, asking that the package.el doc mention the effects on `load-path'. http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D21704