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bug#21423: 24.5; (package-initialize) added to init.el without (setq pac
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
bug#21423: 24.5; (package-initialize) added to init.el without (setq package-enable-at-startup nil) |
Date: |
Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:33:46 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> That said, this change would seem to be an issue for anyone who is
>> performing a partial initialisation in their init file (for specific
>> packages), and then depending on the default initialisation to deal
>> with the remainder, post-init.
>>
>> I can only imagine that's a very small proportion of users indeed,
>> but I presume the scenario ought to be considered (even if only for
>> the purposes of documenting it in NEWS).
> Yes, they'll have to add (setq package-enable-at-startup t) after
> calling initialize. That should definitely go in the NEWS.
I have a hard time imagining many users doing that. As a user, if I'm
picky enough to try and do a partial initialization in my init file,
I'll probably also want to do the final full initialization explicitly
in my init file.
Stefan
bug#21423: 24.5; (package-initialize) added to init.el without (setq package-enable-at-startup nil), Phil Sainty, 2015/09/06