# HG changeset patch # User Gerd Moellmann # Date 956601805 0 # Node ID 668b53a3e5f689d31a531dd76437c34cd7fd0a48 # Parent 7d587a158d1fb315cff315d0636ed09752a373e4 (auto-save-list-file-prefix): Set default to `~/.emacs.d/auto-save-list/.saves-' for systems other than MS-DOS. diff -r 7d587a158d1f -r 668b53a3e5f6 lisp/startup.el --- a/lisp/startup.el Mon Apr 24 18:41:54 2000 +0000 +++ b/lisp/startup.el Mon Apr 24 18:43:25 2000 +0000 @@ -317,13 +317,16 @@ :group 'mail) (defcustom auto-save-list-file-prefix - (if (eq system-type 'ms-dos) - "~/_s" ; MS-DOS cannot have initial dot, and allows only 8.3 names - "~/.saves-") + (cond ((eq system-type 'ms-dos) + ;; MS-DOS cannot have initial dot, and allows only 8.3 names + "~/_s") + (t + "~/.emacs.d/auto-save-list/.saves-")) "Prefix for generating `auto-save-list-file-name'. This is used after reading your `.emacs' file to initialize `auto-save-list-file-name', by appending Emacs's pid and the system name, if you have not already set `auto-save-list-file-name' yourself. +Directories in the prefix will be created if necessary. Set this to nil if you want to prevent `auto-save-list-file-name' from being initialized." :type '(choice (const :tag "Don't record a session's auto save list" nil)