# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 1130090485 0 # Node ID 72170abe8953c21a2e696f43fc3adf4e66733368 # Parent 1e2706559fdfd20fda915646739acd2d905400a0 (Init File): Recommend when to use site-start.el. diff -r 1e2706559fdf -r 72170abe8953 man/custom.texi --- a/man/custom.texi Sun Oct 23 17:58:45 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/custom.texi Sun Oct 23 18:01:25 2005 +0000 @@ -2008,7 +2008,10 @@ finds this file via the standard search path for Lisp libraries. Emacs loads this library before it loads your init file. To inhibit loading of this library, use the option @samp{--no-site-file}. -@xref{Initial Options}. +@xref{Initial Options}. We recommend against using +@file{site-start.el} for changes that some users may not like. It is +better to put them in @file{default.el}, so that users can more easily +override them. You can place @file{default.el} and @file{site-start.el} in any of the directories which Emacs searches for Lisp libraries. The variable