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$HOME var
From: |
Anthony G |
Subject: |
$HOME var |
Date: |
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 21:13:14 +1100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.4i |
Hello,
I have a minor problem with Emacs for windows. Emacs works great on my Linux
system at home, but at College where I spend a considerable amount of time
coding, I have to use windows 2000.
The problem is as follows; Windows environment variables are set & locked on
login. I can't add or change them, and command.exe is locked out. $HOME, for
some FUBAR reason, is set to C:\, yet I don't have write permission FOR C:\.
This means when I'm halfway through editing a file, emacs tries to save
'.emacs.d' (or similar) to C: every microsecond. It doesn't hang, but It's so
occupied in saving the file, that I need to enter commands quickly. I can't
disable it in .emacs, because I can't save anything to $HOME (C:\), including
.emacs.
Can I change $HOME in the emacs lisp files, or even an argument?
I'm an *ex* vim user, and enjoy learning emacs, but not being able to use emacs
instead of the lame IDE that comes with the College's Java package, is a
problem that needs to be resolved.
Thanks,
/Tony