From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/64791 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Shanks N Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: Emacs 22.1 windows port, gnus and $HOME issues Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:42:30 +0530 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1181578492 26635 80.91.229.12 (11 Jun 2007 16:14:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:14:52 +0000 (UTC) To: ding@gnus.org Original-X-From: ding-owner+M13302@lists.math.uh.edu Mon Jun 11 18:14:51 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ding-account@gmane.org Original-Received: from util0.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.18]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HxmXY-00016N-Cm for ding-account@gmane.org; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:14:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by util0.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HxmVa-0007Ey-P8; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:12:46 -0500 Original-Received: from mx2.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.33]) by util0.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HxmVX-0007Eg-W1 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:12:43 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]) by mx2.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1HxmVX-0008VQ-0G for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:12:43 -0500 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1HxmVV-00009E-00 for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:12:41 +0200 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1HxmVT-0006nR-39 for ding@gnus.org; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:12:40 +0200 Original-Received: from 59.96.64.252 ([59.96.64.252]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:12:39 +0200 Original-Received: from shanks.n by 59.96.64.252 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:12:39 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 41 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 59.96.64.252 User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.1 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:YSn/gciCey2vJrFAJYzRPfctTN0= X-Spam-Score: -1.1 (-) List-ID: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:64791 Archived-At: Shanks N writes: > Reiner Steib writes: > >> On Tue, Jun 05 2007, Shanks N wrote: >> >>> Reiner Steib writes: >>>> There are several options (recommended options listed first): >>>> >>>> (1) Move the (Gnus) files and directories from >>>> c:\ to ...\\Application Data\ >>>> >>>> (2) Set the environment variable HOME to C:\, the Emacs will use this >>>> instead of ...\\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 --