Re: [PATCH] Fixing package-initialize, adding early init file

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Robert Weiner <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:52:32 -0400
> Cc: emacs-devel <address@hidden>
> 
> 1. For most Emacs users who do not program in Elisp, there should be only a 
> single init file that they would
> personalize, generally as they find snippets of code they can cut and paste 
> for their use.​
> 
> 2. For Elispers, another optional init file for more fine-grained control 
> would be okay, though not ideal.

I think the proposed solution satisfies these requirements.  The 2nd
init file is only needed if you want to tweak package initialization
by putting Lisp code into that 2nd file.

> But this means whatever problem exists with package-initialize, it should be 
> solved without requiring the use
> of a 2nd init file.

I don't understand how you reach this conclusion.  The problems we are
trying to solve exists only for those whom you call "Lispers", so
another init file is only needed in that case.  What am I missing?