Re: Calling (package-initialize) sooner during initialization

[Stefan Monnier]

>> - package-load-list: Needs to be configured before.
> If the user does not want to enable certain packages, they can move
> them out of ~/.emacs.d/elpa/.

Nope: package-directory-list can include system directories (with
system-wide installed packages), so the user may not have the option to
move them out of the directory.

>> - package-archives: Needs to be configured before for
>>   non-interactive package installation.
>> - package-pinned-packages: Needs to be configured before for
>>   non-interactive package installation.
>> - package-check-signature and package-unsigned-archives: Can be
>>   customized afterwards.
>> - package-directory-list: Needs to be configured before.
> These are all only relevant for package installation, not for package

True, except for package-directory-list which is very much used by
package-initialize.

>> - package-user-dir: Needs to be configured before.

This one is only used during installation, AFAIK.


        Stefan