Re: How to customize load-path in v21.2.1?

[Michael Slass]

"Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu> 
writes:

>>>>>> "Da" == Da Witch <heather710101@yahoo.com> writes:
>> In 20.7.2, the last line in the *Help* buffer for describe-variable
>> load-path is "You can customize this variable."  (The word "customize"
>> is a link to a customization screen.)  This line does not appear in
>> 21.2.1.
>
>Indeed.  Customization of `load-path' was available under Emacs-20
>but was turned off for Emacs-21 because it didn't do the right thing (it
>hardcoded paths that change from version to version).
>
>Just use (add-to-list 'load-path "/where/ever/I/put/my/elisp/files")
>
>
>        Stefan

Perhaps there should be a customizeable feature like
user-load-path-before and user-load-path-after which load would look
in before and after load-path respectively.

-- 
Mike Slass