bug#20355: 25.0.50; Package installation fails without a fully loaded init file

[Stefan Monnier]

> 1. This can be solved by wrapping the call to
> `customize-save-variable' in a `ignore-errors'.
> 2. This can also be fixed entirely in custom.el by having
> `(custom-file t)' return nil when `(and (null custom-file)
> init-file-had-error)'.

> Arguably, the latter is the right thing to do (that function should
> not pretend that all is fine if init-file-had-error), but I don't know
> whether that could cause issues in other places.

I think there's only one way to find out.


        Stefan