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Minor change in the Emacs manual

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* doc/emacs/building.texi (Lisp Libraries): Explain why nil in
load-path is not a good idea.  Suggested by James Yoo
<james.yoo@gmail.com> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
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@ -1410,12 +1410,13 @@ Loading,,, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
@code{load-path}. Its value should be a list of directories @code{load-path}. Its value should be a list of directories
(strings). These directories are searched, in the specified order, by (strings). These directories are searched, in the specified order, by
the @kbd{M-x load-library} command, the lower-level @code{load} the @kbd{M-x load-library} command, the lower-level @code{load}
function, and other Emacs functions that find Emacs Lisp libraries. A function, and other Emacs functions that find Emacs Lisp libraries.
list entry in @code{load-path} can also have the special value An entry in @code{load-path} can also have the special value
@code{nil}, which stands for the current default directory, but it is @code{nil}, which stands for the current default directory, but it is
almost always a bad idea to use this. (If you find yourself wishing almost always a bad idea to use this, because its meaning will depend
that @code{nil} were in the list, most likely what you really want is on the buffer that is current when @code{load-path} is used by Emacs.
to use @kbd{M-x load-file}.) (If you find yourself wishing that @code{nil} were in the list, most
likely what you really want is to use @kbd{M-x load-file}.)
The default value of @code{load-path} is a list of directories where The default value of @code{load-path} is a list of directories where
the Lisp code for Emacs itself is stored. If you have libraries of the Lisp code for Emacs itself is stored. If you have libraries of