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Re: missing "/" in value of user-emacs-directory when using --init-direc
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
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Re: missing "/" in value of user-emacs-directory when using --init-directory flag |
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Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:23:55 +0200 |
> From: Yilkal Argaw <yilkalargawworkneh@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 03:41:17 +0000
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>
> While that's as may be in general, the docstring for user-emacs-directory
> (in my Emacs 28.2) states "Note that this should end with a directory
> separator." specifically, which I take to be part of the variable contract.
> Doesn't that imply that it is Emacs's responsibility to handle that aspect
> if setting user-emacs-directory based on a file name that may not satisfy
> that predicate?
>
> -RTT
>
> Correct. consistency and standardization on such matters is better for
> overall user experience.
The issue was fixed more than a week ago, so I'm unsure what is the
purpose of this post. We are consistent.