How to Load Emacs Configuration File in LISPBOX

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I am currently using Lisp in a Box which comes pre-configured to not load the ".emacs" configuration file. I would like to change the shortcut so that Emacs does load this file by default but I cannot find where this piece of code is.

Can someone please help me locate this and if possible tell me which bits of code to remove/edit to allow this file to be loaded? I am using Lispbox on OS X if that makes any difference.

As far as I know I am looking for one of the following pieces of code for not loading an init file: -q --no-init-file --no-site-file

Thanks in advance.

FWIW, setting up Emacs, SLIME and Common Lisp on OS X isn't all that hard, and you might find it a bit easier to manage. — okonomichiyaki
– okonomichiyaki, Commented Apr 30, 2011 at 16:39

Luka Ramishvili · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-15 12:38:35Z

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It's inside Lispbox.sh (Linux) or Lispbox.bat (Windows).

%EMACS% --no-init-file --no-site-file --eval=%TO_EVAL%

answered May 15, 2012 at 12:38

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klang · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-30 06:12:51Z

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Normally the init files loaded are either ~/.emacs.d/init.el or if that is not present ~/.emacs so, maybe you can get an indication of what is going on in the first file?

Also, the buffer *Messages* will sometimes tell you a bit about what is going on.

answered Apr 30, 2011 at 6:12

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mobydick Over a year ago

Thanks, Finally had a breakthrough and after a ton of searching I managed to find what I was looking for. For anyone else looking to do the same the file that you need to edit is: "/Emacs/Contents/MacOS/lispbox.sh" Then remove "--no-init-file --no-site-file " from the last line of code to allow .emacs to load on starting Lispbox. :)

whoplisp · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-01 16:25:22Z

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These kinds of problems (binary tries to load some unknown configuration file) you can analyze using the tool 'strace'.

edited Jul 1, 2011 at 16:25

answered Jul 1, 2011 at 15:40

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Alexanders Khutsishvili · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-13 11:50:55Z

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just simple and obvious way. inside lispbox.sh just insert into (progn (load "lispbox") (slime)) (load "~/emacs") or where is you .emacs file.

form

exec ${LISPBOX_HOME}/emacs-23.2/bin/emacs --no-init-file --no-site-file --eval='(progn (load "lispbox") (slime))'

make

exec ${LISPBOX_HOME}/emacs-23.2/bin/emacs --no-init-file --no-site-file --eval='(progn (load "lispbox") (load "~/.emacs") (slime))'

answered Sep 13, 2013 at 11:50

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Larynx · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-02 01:33:08Z

I struggled to solve the same problem, and I found the answer.

First, I opened my lispbox.bat file.

@echo off
rem Thanks to Venkat who provided this bit of COMMAND wizardry.

if NOT %OS%==Windows_NT goto checkhome
for %%i in ( "%CD%" ) do set LISPBOX_HOME=%%~si%
goto start

:checkhome

rem
rem if the environment variable is not defined, dereferencing
rem it produces the same string!
rem

if %LISPBOX_HOME%==%LISPBOX_HOME% goto noenv
:start

set EMACS=%LISPBOX_HOME%/emacs-23.2/bin/runemacs.exe
set TO_EVAL="(progn (load \"lispbox\") (slime))"

%EMACS%  --no-init-file --no-site-file --eval=%TO_EVAL%

goto end

:noenv

echo LISPBOX_HOME environment variable should be set and
echo point to the installation directory of LISPBOX before
echo launching this command.

:end

Next, I modified some lines in it.

From

set EMACS=%LISPBOX_HOME%/emacs-23.2/bin/runemacs.exe
set TO_EVAL="(progn (load \"lispbox\") (slime))"

%EMACS% --no-init-file --no-site-file --eval=%TO_EVAL%

TO (Just deleting "--no-init-file")

set EMACS=%LISPBOX_HOME%/emacs-23.2/bin/runemacs.exe
set TO_EVAL="(progn (load \"lispbox\") (slime))"

%EMACS% --no-site-file --eval=%TO_EVAL%

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