Re: Emacs 22.1 windows port, gnus and $HOME issues

[Shanks N <shanks.n@gmail.com>]

Shanks N <shanks.n@gmail.com> writes:

> Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:
>
>> On Tue, Jun 05 2007, Shanks N wrote:
>>
>>> Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:
>>>> There are several options (recommended options listed first):
>>>>
>>>> (1) Move the (Gnus) files and directories from
>>>>     c:\ to ...\<user>\Application Data\
>>>>
>>>> (2) Set the environment variable HOME to C:\, the Emacs will use this
>>>>     instead of ...\<user>\Application Data\
>>>>
>>>> (3) Set gnus-home-directory to "c:/" in .emacs (or _emacs): Gnus will
>>>>     (modulo bugs?) use the files and directories from there.
>>>>
>>>> (4) Set `gnus-directory', `message-directory', ... to your preferred
>>>>     directories.
>>>

[...]

It appears that _emacs is not read if it's there in C:\.  It *has* to
be .emacs under C:\.  But in App Data/  _emacs||.emacs are read with
Emacs 22.1.

I've filed a bug report about this bug.gnu.Emacs.  There is a
discussion underway about how this should be treated.  You can follow
it here.

http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_thread/thread/39c1fe8199161f6c/7edb001198d1254e#7edb001198d1254e 

Net result as of date; in Emacs 22.1 _emacs under C:\ is not read,
*only* .emacs.

regards,
Shanks

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