Explictly explain that package-initialize loads the packages

* lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el (package-initialize): Be explicit
in saying that `package-initialize' obviates adjusting the
path or requiring the packages, as this is a question that
apparently comes up now and then (bug#18829).

(cherry picked from commit 619e0aedb2)
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Lars Ingebrigtsen 2016-04-30 16:48:50 +02:00
parent 137868051e
commit 8f1e784f19

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@ -1426,7 +1426,10 @@ If `user-init-file' does not mention `(package-initialize)', add
it to the file.
If called as part of loading `user-init-file', set
`package-enable-at-startup' to nil, to prevent accidentally
loading packages twice."
loading packages twice.
It is not necessary to adjust `load-path' or `require' the
individual packages after calling `package-initialize' -- this is
taken care of by `package-initialize'."
(interactive)
(setq package-alist nil)
(if (equal user-init-file load-file-name)