... M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it ... no different to using just emacs) Using getenv, I can see ... error message "Saving settings from "emacs -q" would overwrite existing customizations"... anywhere else that a configuration file could be hiding? OK, I'... installed that. When I run emacs now I get the following...

... have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors.... M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it ... no different to using just emacs) Using getenv, I can see ... error message "Saving settings from "emacs -q" would overwrite existing customizations"... anywhere else that a configuration file could be hiding? OK, I'...

...I have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors. ...running M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it just... no different to using just emacs) Using getenv, I can see ...an error message "Saving settings from "emacs -q" would overwrite existing customizations" ... anywhere else that a configuration file could be hiding? OK, I'...

...I have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors. ...running M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it ... no different to using just emacs) Using getenv, I can see ...an error message "Saving settings from "emacs -q" would overwrite existing customizations" ... anywhere else that a configuration file could be hiding? Thanks, I'...

...googlemail.com wrote: I'm running emacs under cygwin. For some reason my...I have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors. ...running M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it just...case no different to using just emacs) Using getenv, I can see ...an error message "Saving settings from "emacs -q" would overwrite existing customizations"...

....com wrote: I'm running emacs under cygwin. For some reason...have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors...as if it's running emacs -q, but there are NO...M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it...message "Unknown option `-Q' Using emacs -q has the usual effect...error message "Saving settings from "emacs -q" would overwrite existing customizations...

...googlemail.com wrote: I'm running emacs under cygwin. For some reason my ... I have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors. ...have evaluated every line in the file in turn and they all work...is as if it's running emacs -q, but there are NO aliases... M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it ... that if you start with emacs -Q then the M-x ...

...googlemail.com wrote: I'm running emacs under cygwin. For some reason my... where I have placed my .emacs file. I have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors.... evaluated every line in the file in turn and they all ... as if it's running emacs -q, but there are NO ... M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it ... that if you start with emacs -Q then the M-x ...

......@googlemail.com wrote: I'm running emacs under cygwin. For some reason my .emacs file is being ignored. The environment...I have tried running using --debug-init and it reports no errors. ...have evaluated every line in the file in turn and they all work...is as if it's running emacs -q, but there are NO aliases...running M-x load-file ~/.emacs loads the init file perfectly, it just...

... 3:00 pm, paul.d.m...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm running emacs under cygwin. For some reason my .emacs file is being ignored. The environment variable for HOME is reporting correctly as.../home/ paul. Reported only by your shell, or also by Emacs? (`getenv') Is the value of `user-init-file' correct? regards, Nikolaj Schumacher