Add version to dashboard

As well as some code to make the native compilation mode startup better.

bootstrap.org

@@ -52,6 +52,42 @@ While that enables the =:straight t= extension to =use-package=, let's just have
            straight-default-vc 'git))
 #+END_SRC
 See the details in [[https://dev.to/jkreeftmeijer/emacs-package-management-with-straight-el-and-use-package-3oc8][this essay]].
+
+** OS Path and Native Compilation
+With the way I start Emacs, I may not have the PATH I /actually/ use (from the shell) available, so we'll force it (code taken [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ExecPath][from here]]):
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  (defun set-exec-path-from-shell ()
+    "Set up Emacs' `exec-path' and PATH environment variable to match
+  that used by the user's shell.
+
+  This is particularly useful under Mac OS X and macOS, where GUI
+  apps are not started from a shell."
+    (interactive)
+    (let ((path-from-shell (replace-regexp-in-string
+                            (rx (zero-or-more space) eol)
+                            ""
+                            (shell-command-to-string "$SHELL --login -c 'echo $PATH'"))))
+      (setenv "PATH" path-from-shell)
+      (setq exec-path (split-string path-from-shell path-separator))))
+
+  (set-exec-path-from-shell)
+#+END_SRC
+
+Clear up a Mac-specific issue that sometimes arises since I'm switching to [[http://akrl.sdf.org/gccemacs.html][native compilation project]], as the =Emacs.app= that I use doesn't have its =bin= directory, e.g. =Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin=:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  (when (equal system-type 'darwin)
+      (add-to-list 'exec-path (concat invocation-directory "bin") t))
+#+END_SRC
+
+Getting tired off all the packages that I load spewing a bunch of warnings that I can't do anything about:
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+    (when (and (fboundp 'native-comp-available-p)
+               (native-comp-available-p))
+      (setq native-comp-async-report-warnings-errors nil
+            native-comp-deferred-compilation t))
+#+END_SRC
 ** Basic Libraries
 The following packages come with Emacs, but seems like they still need loading:
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp

ha-display.org

@@ -26,20 +26,30 @@ A literate programming file to configure the Emacs UI.
 * Dashboard
 The [[https://github.com/emacs-dashboard/emacs-dashboard][emacs-dashboard]] project makes a nicer startup screen.
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-    (use-package dashboard
+  (use-package dashboard
-      :init
+    :init
-      (setq dashboard-banner-logo-title "Welcome to Emacs"
+    (defun ha-dashboard-version ()
-            dashboard-startup-banner "~/other/hamacs/support/levitating-gnu.png"
+      (let ((smaller-version (replace-regexp-in-string
-            dashboard-center-content t
+                     (rx " (" (zero-or-more any) eol) "" (emacs-version))))
-            dashboard-set-init-info t
+        (string-replace "\n" "" smaller-version)))
-            dashboard-projects-switch-function 'projectile-persp-switch-project
-            dashboard-items '((projects . 5)
-                              ;; (agenda . 5)
-                              (bookmarks . 5)))
-      :config
-      (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
 
-      (setq dashboard-footer-messages (list (ha--dad-joke))))
+    (setq dashboard-banner-logo-title
+          (format "Emacs %s ⸺ %s"
+                  (if (and (fboundp 'native-comp-available-p)
+                           (native-comp-available-p))
+                      "with Native Compilation" "")
+                  (ha-dashboard-version))
+          dashboard-startup-banner "~/other/hamacs/support/levitating-gnu.png"
+          dashboard-center-content t
+          dashboard-set-init-info t
+          dashboard-projects-switch-function 'projectile-persp-switch-project
+          dashboard-items '((projects . 5)
+                            ;; (agenda . 5)
+                            (bookmarks . 5)))
+    :config
+    (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
+
+    (setq dashboard-footer-messages (list (ha--dad-joke))))
 #+END_SRC
 * Mode Line
 Let's install and load some of packages from the [[https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs][Doom Emacs]] project, like [[https://github.com/seagle0128/doom-modeline][doom-modeline]] and maybe the themes: