Re: Beginner emacs / SLIME / ACL / ASDF question


Darren New wrote:
Sacha wrote:
Thanks for the response. XP does not have a concept of Home Folder,
but I *think* that C: is the default.

On a standard install that would be :
c:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\

Well, Windows lacks a specific "home" concept as such. That points to a
collection of directories that have specific uses - temp directories,
files on the local machine, files that should roam with the user
profile, cache directories, etc. So in practice there's no concept of
"*A* home directory" because having only one such directory is rather
limiting. But if you actually learn and use the appropriate mechanisms,
you get good support from the OS.


Darren - I just meant that I personally find it frustrating to use
Unix-orginated tools (such as GNU, and many CL implementations) due to
difficulties in mapping Unix filesystem / configuration idioms onto a
Windows filesystem.

If you are aware of any "appropriate mechanisms" to assist in this,
then I would be interested to hear your thoughts.

I hadn't meant to specifically criticize XP.

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