emacs/init.el

;;; init.el --- basic initial declarations
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;; '((above text graphic generated with command `figlet -k "init.el"'))

;;; Code:

(setq load-prefer-newer t) ; why ever use stale code, ever?
;; Load the files that I put my settings in...
(defvar mitch-directory
  (directory-file-name
   (concat user-emacs-directory
	   (convert-standard-filename "lisp/"))))
(add-to-list 'load-path mitch-directory t)

(require 'mitch-defuns)

;; minify yes/no prompts
(if (>= (string-to-number emacs-version) 28)
    (defvar use-short-answers t)
  (defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p))

;; do the things
(add-hook 'server-after-make-frame-hook #'mitch/graphical-setup)
(if (display-graphic-p) (mitch/graphical-setup))

;; Control backups/swapfiles
(defvar backup-directory
  (expand-file-name "emacs-backups"
		    (or (getenv "XDG_CACHE_HOME")
			(expand-file-name
			 ".cache" "~"))))
(if (not (file-exists-p backup-directory))
    (make-directory backup-directory t))
(setq backup-directory-alist `(("." . ,backup-directory)))
;; auto-save-mode doesn't create the path automatically!
(defvar auto-save-directory
  (expand-file-name "tmp/auto-saves/" backup-directory))
(make-directory auto-save-directory t)
(setq auto-save-list-file-prefix
      (expand-file-name "sessions/" auto-save-directory)
      auto-save-file-name-transforms
      `((".*" ,auto-save-directory t)))
(setq create-lockfiles nil)

;; remove auto-generated bits
(setq custom-file (expand-file-name "custom.el" backup-directory))
(if (not (file-exists-p custom-file))
    (make-empty-file custom-file t))
(load custom-file)

;; Suppress advice warnings on startup
;; https://andrewjamesjohnson.com/suppressing-ad-handle-definition-warnings-in-emacs/
(setq ad-redefinition-action 'accept)

;; straight.el: the better package manager?
;; minified bootstrap (split lines if you want) (or not)
;; (defvar bootstrap-version) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) (with-current-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radian-software/straight.el/develop/install.el" 'silent 'inhibit-cookies) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) (straight-use-package 'use-package) (setq straight-use-package-by-default t)

;; actually, use elpaca instead
(require 'elpaca-bootstrap)
(elpaca elpaca-use-package
  (elpaca-use-package-mode)
  (setq elpaca-use-package-by-default t))
(elpaca-wait)

(require 'mitch-packages)

;; Absolute line numbers. Relative ones are an annoyance to set up, sadly.
;; (global-display-line-numbers-mode)
;; (defvar display-line-numbers-width-start t)

;; Don't barf out emacs errors as they are encountered
(setq debug-on-error nil)

;; lower gc threshold again
(setq gc-cons-threshold (* 2 1000 1000))
;; (add-function :before #'after-focus-change-function #'garbage-collect)

;; Smallen buffer if windows
(if (equal (window-system) 'w32)
    (text-scale-decrease 2))

;;; init.el ends here