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Subject: Re: [Joerg Jaspert] Bug#922536: notmuch-emacs: notmuch breaks on
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Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi> writes:

> Yes, (2) this seems pretty good alternative (3) is just... 
> Is `(expand-file-name` -part needed: for me default-directory seems to
> start with ~ whenever I test-start emacs in subdirectory of $HOME (*)
>

Not sure I understood what you wrote correctly, but `default-directory`
is expanded (~ is replaced by /home/bremner) for me on Emacs 26.1 /
Debian.