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Clarify use of early-init file

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* 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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Eli Zaretskii 2021-09-16 15:34:36 +03:00
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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