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Recently I pass to Emacs org because is really convenient to me to write note there. So I installed all packages I needed (principally ORG and EVIL) but I didn't understand how to setup everything.

I installed emacs from brew without using cask, I linked it, and I'm sure that I'm using the version that I installed (26.1).

So in my ~/ folder I have a .emacs file in which I set up evil mode, and I have a /.emacs.d/ in which I have a lot of file. The problem is: whatever I wrote in a ~/.emacs.d/init.el seems doesn't effect emacs.

So I said "whatever, I'm going on github and I installed some complete configurations and then I customized them myself". I tried to install these two configurations.

But for some reason, after doing exactly what they say on README.org nothing happens.

In particular the second link, after install and open emacs said I need to have ~/.cask/.cask.el but I don't have it.

Advice?

Jason Aller
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  • "whatever i wrote in a ~/.emacs.d/init.el seems doesn't effect emacs." -- Try commenting out the entire file, and see if emacs still loads normally. If so, it seems like emacs is using a different configuration file. If it doesn't load anymore, than it might just be that certain parts of the configuration are not being loaded (maybe because of a typo, bug, etc.). You can also try using the `-debug-init` flag when you open emacs. That might give you some useful information if there is an error in your config file. – elethan Jul 01 '18 at 14:07
  • Opened with changing "init.el" to "init.el_back", the program run normally. I move the init.el to Desktop, same thing. So i try to run `emacs --debug-init` still without init.el and nothing happend. So i assume you are right, i try to search were i need the configuration file is. – acidwinzip 77 Jul 01 '18 at 14:51
  • It should be in one of the locations described here: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Init-File.html – elethan Jul 01 '18 at 15:11
  • Thank you. I find the file /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el in which was present: `(if (fboundp 'normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)` ` (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))` i add: `(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/")` emacs warning me that was dangerous, so i change to: `(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/lisp/")` then i add to the file the init.el, but it remain uncompiled even if whe i tipe "C-h v load-path RET" the path is present in the output. I wrong to load init file? – acidwinzip 77 Jul 02 '18 at 10:30
  • You shouldn't have to load your init file, no. If it is in the correct location it should load automatically unless something else is overwritting it/taking priority over it. It is hard to say without seeing your whole setup, sorry! – elethan Jul 02 '18 at 13:40

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