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Subject: Re: Documentation for custom-file - is not (load custom-file)
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Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:50:54 +0000
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> I believe that (load custom-file) is needed in .emacs to get it to work, but
> the documentation does not say so.

I don't think so.  Have you tested whether that is the case?

AFAICT, Stefan added some code to startup.el on 2002-08-14 to load
custom-file if it hasn't been done in .emacs.