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authorLuc Teirlinck2005-01-04 00:08:12 +0000
committerLuc Teirlinck2005-01-04 00:08:12 +0000
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(Saving Customizations): Emacs no longer loads `custom-file' after
.emacs in 21.4. (It never did in prior versions.) No longer mention customizing through Custom.
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@@ -487,21 +487,11 @@ set, saved or reset.
487 The customization buffer normally saves customizations in 487 The customization buffer normally saves customizations in
488@file{~/.emacs}. If you wish, you can save customizations in another 488@file{~/.emacs}. If you wish, you can save customizations in another
489file instead. To make this work, your @file{~/.emacs} should set 489file instead. To make this work, your @file{~/.emacs} should set
490@code{custom-file} to the name of that file. If you are using Emacs 490@code{custom-file} to the name of that file and load it. For example:
491version 21.4 or later, Emacs loads the file right after your
492@file{.emacs} if you did not load it already. In earlier versions,
493you have to load the file in your @file{~/emacs}. If you customize
494@code{custom-file} through the @samp{Customize} interface, you still
495need to load it in your @file{.emacs}, but there is no need to set
496it. For example:
497 491
498@example 492@example
499;; @r{if not set through the @samp{Customize} interface:} 493(setq custom-file "~/.emacs-custom.el")
500(setq custom-file "~/.emacs-custom") 494(load custom-file)
501
502;; @r{in Emacs versions before 21.4 or if set through}
503;; @r{the @samp{Customize} interface.}
504(load "~/.emacs-custom")
505@end example 495@end example
506 496
507 You can also use @code{custom-file} to specify different 497 You can also use @code{custom-file} to specify different