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bug#21959: [25.1.50.1] No way to save customization from emacs -Q
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Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#21959: [25.1.50.1] No way to save customization from emacs -Q |
Date: |
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:24:59 +0200 |
> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:24:23 +0100
> From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>
> CC: 21959@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > If Emacs was invoked with the `-q' or `--no-init-file' options
> > (*note Initial Options::), it will not let you save your customizations
> > in your initialization file. This is because saving customizations
> > from such a session would wipe out all the other customizations you
> > might have on your initialization file.
> >
>
> Hmm, maybe not link saving and wiping out?
> What is the rational for theses connection?
AFAIU, Customize cannot _update_ your settings (which might include
customizations of more than one feature) without _loading_ them from
your ~/.emacs first. All it can do is to write out the few (usually,
just one) customizations you did in the "emacs -Q" session, replacing
whatever was there before. This effectively "wipes out" what you had
there.
> What about having these separated and a command "clear customizations"?
Not sure how that would help; see above.
I think a way forward would be to teach Customize to _add_
customizations rather than _replace_ them. If that's possible.
Patches welcome.