Re: Copying .emacs.d

[Rusi]

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 1:10:24 PM UTC+5:30, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Rusi  writes:
> 
> > Is it ok to copy over .emacs.d from one
> > machine to another (assume similar OS)?
> >
> > I am specifically thinking of packages and
> > elpa directory -- is there some kind of
> > fingerprinting or is it legitimate?
> >
> > Context: I'd like to setup one minimal box
> > for my students and then they can copy over
> > .emacs.d from there to their laptops
> 
> There are several things to consider.
> 
> With respect to technology:
> 
>     1) If the packages save data in .emacs.d
>        there is no saying how specific that
>        data is.
> 
>     2) The software is compiled - someone else
>        can answer, if the Emacs byte compiler
>        take external factors into account or if
>        it is boxed to an Emacs version.
> 
>     3) The state (metadata) of local package
>        manager will at best refer to events
>        that took place on another computer.

[For anyone else who finds this thread...]

I subsequently found 
http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/10577/export-emacs-installed-packages
which suggests (byte-recompile-directory "~/.emacs.d/elpa" 0 t)