> `scheme-start-file' in cmuscheme.el now references `user-emacs-directory' > but that variable is never defined anywhere. the NEWS blurb mentions it, > although the docstring says "~/.emacs.d". > > if the fix is to define `user-emacs-directory', probably many places that > hardcode "~/.emacs.d" could benefit from using the new variable. but > that's more work than simply hardcoding it in cmuscheme.el as well (and > updating NEWS), so i propose to do the latter unless there are objections.
I actually have a variable in my .emacs for this: `emacs-hidden-directory-base' (usually set to "~/.emacs.d/"). I then put backups in "backup/" under that, and auto-save-files as ".saves-*" under it. My reason is to support that file structure even on systems without a useful home directory, but it might be generally useful. I'd be in favor of defining that variable; using it everywhere instead of ".emacs.d" would be trivial. If this sounds good, I can make a patch (either now, or after 22.1). Davis Herring -- This product is sold by volume, not by mass. If it appears too dense or too sparse, it is because mass-energy conversion has occurred during shipping. _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
