branch: externals/matlab-mode
commit 4dbdcc5bfa2c97f4116c852873531c0afd869096
Author: John Ciolfi <john.ciolfi...@gmail.com>
Commit: John Ciolfi <john.ciolfi...@gmail.com>
contributing/DEBUGGING.org: add Testing Emacs via a custom HOME
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contributing/DEBUGGING.org | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/contributing/DEBUGGING.org b/contributing/DEBUGGING.org
index b260afe528..979888f13c 100644
--- a/contributing/DEBUGGING.org
+++ b/contributing/DEBUGGING.org
@@ -65,4 +65,17 @@ the resource requires on MATLAB:
See [[https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/startup-and-shutdown.html][MATLAB
Startup and Shutdown]] for other options.
+* Testing Emacs via a custom HOME
+
+On Linux or Mac:
+
+#+begin_src bash
+ mkdir ~/test-home
+ env HOME=~/test-home emacs
+#+end_src
+
+will run Emacs with a clean environment. Within Emacs, "~" will expand to
=/home/USER/test-home=
+and if =test-home= is empty, then =~/.emacs= will not exist and you can create
it. Likewise, =M-x
+package-install=, etc. will install into =/home/USER/test-home/.emacs.d=.
+
# LocalWords: showall env nodesktop nosplash
