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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2021-09-16 15:34:36 +0300
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Clarify use of early-init file
* doc/emacs/custom.texi (Early Init File): Clarify that using the early-init file should be reserved to cases where it is absolutely necessary. (Bug#50491)
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@@ -2807,12 +2807,12 @@ Type @kbd{C-q}, followed by the key you want to bind, to insert @var{char}.
@cindex early init file
Most customizations for Emacs should be put in the normal init file.
-@xref{Init File}. However, it is sometimes desirable
-to have customizations that take effect during Emacs startup earlier than the
+@xref{Init File}. However, it is sometimes necessary
+to have customizations take effect during Emacs startup earlier than the
normal init file is processed. Such customizations can be put in the early
init file, @file{~/.config/emacs/early-init.el} or @file{~/.emacs.d/early-init.el}. This file is loaded before the
package system and GUI is initialized, so in it you can customize variables
-that affect frame appearance as well as the package initialization process,
+that affect the package initialization process,
such as @code{package-enable-at-startup}, @code{package-load-list}, and
@code{package-user-dir}. Note that variables like @code{package-archives}
which only affect the installation of new packages, and not the process of