Re: ~/.emacs vs ~/.emacs.d/init.el.

[Hongyi Zhao]

On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 10:06 PM Perry Smith <pedz@easesoftware.com> wrote:
>
> Are you using emacs 27?

I compiled the latest emacs git master version:

$ emacs --version
GNU Emacs 28.0.50


>
> > On Dec 13, 2020, at 7:50 AM, Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 6:09 PM Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 at 16:00, Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> As far as the initialization file is concerned, which is more
> >>> preferable,~/.emacs or ~/.emacs.d/init.el?
> >>
> >> If you are choosing between these two, ~/.emacs.d/init.el is
> >> preferable. Because then you can put the whole .emacs.d into version
> >> control separately from your home directory.
> >>
> >> However keep in mind that Emacs 27 adds support for XDG-style
> >> configuration directory, ~/.config/emacs/, which gives you the same
> >> abilities as ~/.emacs.d with an added benefit of less clutter in your
> >> home directory.
> >
> > I've tried the following based on your above notes, but it seems that
> > emacs doesn't pick up the initialization file located under
> > ~/.config/emacs/ automatically.
> >
> > $ mv .emacs.d/init.el ~/.config/emacs/
> >
> > Any hints for this problem?
> >
> > Regards,
> > --
> > Assoc. Prof. Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
> > Theory and Simulation of Materials
> > Hebei Polytechnic Vocational and Technical University
> > NO. 552 North Gangtie Road, Xingtai, China
> >
>


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Assoc. Prof. Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
Theory and Simulation of Materials
Hebei Polytechnic Vocational and Technical University
NO. 552 North Gangtie Road, Xingtai, China