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276 lines
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#+TITLE: My Emacs Bootstrap
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#+AUTHOR: Howard X. Abrams
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#+DATE: 2021-10-08
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A literate programming file for bootstraping my Emacs Configuration.
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports none
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;;; bootstrap.el --- file for bootstraping my Emacs Configuration
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;;
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;; © 2021-2022 Howard X. Abrams
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;; Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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;; See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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;;
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;; Author: Howard X. Abrams <http://gitlab.com/howardabrams>
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;; Maintainer: Howard X. Abrams
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;; Created: October 8, 2021
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;;
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;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
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;;
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;; *NB:* Do not edit this file. Instead, edit the original literate file at:
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;; ~/other/hamacs/bootstrap.org
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;; And tangle the file to recreate this one.
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;;
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;;; Code:
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#+end_src
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* Introduction
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This file contains all the variable definitions and library loading for the other files in my project.
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** Straight Package Installer
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I'm going to be installing everything using the [[https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el#getting-started][straight.el]] for package installation and management. Before I can /tangle/ these files, I need =straight= to grab the latest =org=, so the following initialization code is actually in [[file:initialize][initialize]], but if you are reading this online, configuring =straight= amounts to the following:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
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(defvar bootstrap-version)
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(let ((bootstrap-file
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(expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory))
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(bootstrap-version 5))
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(unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
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(with-current-buffer
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(url-retrieve-synchronously
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"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el"
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'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
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(goto-char (point-max))
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(eval-print-last-sexp)))
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(load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
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#+end_src
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To get the Straight project working with =use-package=:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
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(straight-use-package 'use-package)
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#+end_src
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While the above code enables the =:straight t= extension to =use-package=, let's have that as the default:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
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(use-package straight
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:custom (straight-use-package-by-default t
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straight-default-vc 'git))
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#+end_src
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See the details in [[https://dev.to/jkreeftmeijer/emacs-package-management-with-straight-el-and-use-package-3oc8][this essay]].
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** OS Path and Native Compilation
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Helper functions to allow code for specific operating systems:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defun ha-running-on-macos? ()
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"Return non-nil if running on Mac OS systems."
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(equal system-type 'darwin))
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(defun ha-running-on-linux? ()
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"Return non-nil if running on Linux systems."
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(equal system-type 'gnu/linux))
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#+end_src
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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]]):
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defun set-exec-path-from-shell ()
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"Set up Emacs' `exec-path' and PATH environment variable to match
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that used by the user's shell.
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The MacOS, where GUI apps are not started from a shell, requires this."
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(interactive)
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(let* ((path-from-shell (shell-command-to-string "echo $PATH"))
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(trimmed-path (replace-regexp-in-string (rx (zero-or-more space) eol)
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"" path-from-shell))
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(in-fish? (string-match (rx "fish" eol)
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(shell-command-to-string "echo $SHELL")))
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(separator (if in-fish? " " ":"))
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(env-path (if in-fish? (replace-regexp-in-string " " ":" trimmed-path) trimmed-path)))
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(message "PATH=%s" path-from-shell)
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(setenv "PATH" env-path)
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(setq exec-path (split-string trimmed-path separator))))
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#+end_src
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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=:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(when (ha-running-on-macos?)
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(add-to-list 'exec-path "/usr/local/bin")
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(add-to-list 'exec-path (concat invocation-directory "bin") t))
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#+end_src
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Getting tired off all the packages that I load spewing a bunch of warnings that I can't do anything about:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(when (and (fboundp 'native-comp-available-p)
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(native-comp-available-p))
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(setq native-comp-async-report-warnings-errors nil
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native-comp-deferred-compilation t))
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#+end_src
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** GNU Pretty Good Privacy
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On Linux, GPG is pretty straight-forward, but on the Mac, I often have troubles doing:
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#+begin_src sh
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brew install gpg
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#+end_src
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Next, on every reboot, start the agent:
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#+begin_src sh
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/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg/2.3.6/bin/gpg-agent --daemon
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#+end_src
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Since =brew link gpg= doesn’t always work, this helper function may find the executable:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defun executable (path)
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"Return PATH if executable, see `file-executable-p'."
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(let ((epath (first (file-expand-wildcards path))))
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(when (file-executable-p epath) epath)))
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(use-package epa-file
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:straight (:type built-in)
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:custom (epg-gpg-program (or (executable "/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg/*/bin/gpg")
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(executable "/usr/local/bin/gpg")
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(executable "/usr/local/opt/gpg")
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(executable "/usr/bin/pgp")))
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:config (epa-file-enable))
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#+end_src
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** Basic Libraries
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The following packages come with Emacs, but seems like they still need loading:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(use-package cl-lib
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:straight (:type built-in)
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:init (defun first (elt) (car elt))
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:commands (first))
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(require 'subr-x)
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#+end_src
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Ugh. Why am I getting a missing =first= function error? I define a simple implementation, that the CL library will overwrite ... at some point.
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While most libraries will take care of their dependencies, I want to install /my dependent libraries/, e.g, [[https://github.com/magnars/.emacs.d/][Magnar Sveen]]'s Clojure-inspired [[https://github.com/magnars/dash.el][dash.el]] project:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(use-package dash)
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#+end_src
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Sure this package is essentially syntactic sugar, and to help /share/ my configuration, I attempt to use =thread-last= instead of =->>=, but, I still like it.
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The [[https://github.com/magnars/s.el][s.el]] project is a simpler string manipulation library that I (and other projects) use:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(use-package s)
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#+end_src
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Manipulate file paths with the [[https://github.com/rejeep/f.el][f.el]] project:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(use-package f)
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#+end_src
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** My Code Location
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Much of my more complicated code comes from my website essays and other projects. The destination shows up here:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(add-to-list 'load-path (f-expand "~/.emacs.d/elisp"))
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#+end_src
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Hopefully, this will tie me over while I transition.
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** Emacs Server Control
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I actually run two instances of Emacs on some systems, where one instance has all my work-related projects, perspectives, and packages installed (like LSP), and my personal instance has other packages running (like IRC and Mail). I need a function that can make that distinction, and based on that, it will set =server-start= appropriately, so that =emacsclient= can call into the correct one.
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defun ha-emacs-for-work? ()
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"Return non-nil when the Emacs application's location matches as one for work.
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Based on initially running the app with a `FOR_WORK' environment variable."
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(and (f-dir? "~/work")
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(getenv "FOR_WORK")))
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#+end_src
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And now start the server with an appropriate tag name:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(if (not (ha-emacs-for-work?))
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(setq server-name "personal")
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(setq server-name "work")
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(when (ha-running-on-macos?)
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(set-exec-path-from-shell)))
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(server-start)
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#+end_src
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* Load the Rest
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The following loads the rest of my org-mode literate files. I add new filesas they are /ready/:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defvar ha-hamacs-files (flatten-list
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`("ha-private.org"
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"ha-config.org"
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,(when (display-graphic-p)
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"ha-display.org")
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"ha-org.org"
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,(when (display-graphic-p)
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"ha-org-word-processor.org")
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"ha-org-clipboard.org"
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"ha-capturing-notes.org"
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"ha-agendas.org"
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"ha-passwords.org"
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"ha-eshell.org"
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"ha-remoting.org"
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"ha-programming.org"
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"ha-programming-elisp.org"
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"ha-programming-python.org"
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,(if (ha-emacs-for-work?)
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'("ha-org-sprint.org" "ha-work.org")
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;; Personal Editor
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'("ha-org-journaling.org"
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"ha-irc.org"
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"ha-org-publishing.org"
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"ha-email.org"
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"ha-aux-apps.org"
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"ha-feed-reader.org"))))
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"List of org files that complete the hamacs project.")
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#+end_src
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The list of /hamacs/ org-formatted files stored in =ha-hamacs-files= is selectively short, and doesn’t include all files, for instance, certain languages that I’m learning aren’t automatically included. The function, =ha-hamacs-files= will return the list loaded at startup, as well as with an optional parameter, return them all.
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defun ha-hamacs-files (&optional all)
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"Return a list of my org files in my `hamacs' directory."
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(if (not all)
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ha-hamacs-files
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(thread-last (rx ".org" string-end)
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(directory-files "~/other/hamacs" nil)
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(append ha-hamacs-files)
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(--filter (not (string-match (rx "README") it)))
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(-uniq))))
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#+end_src
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With this function, we can test/debug/reload any individual file, via:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defun ha-hamacs-load (file)
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"Load or reload an org-mode FILE containing literate Emacs configuration code."
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(interactive (list (completing-read "Org file: " (ha-hamacs-files :all))))
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(let ((full-file (f-join hamacs-source-dir file)))
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(when (f-exists? full-file)
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(org-babel-load-file full-file))))
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#+end_src
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And we can now reload /all/ startup files:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(defun ha-hamacs-reload-all ()
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"Reload our entire ecosystem of configuration files."
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(interactive)
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(dolist (file (ha-hamacs-files))
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(unless (equal file "bootstrap.org")
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(ha-hamacs-load file))))
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#+end_src
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And do it:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
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(ha-hamacs-reload-all)
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#+end_src
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* Technical Artifacts :noexport:
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Let's provide a name so we can =require= this file:
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports none
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(provide 'bootstrap)
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;;; bootstrap.el ends here
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#+end_src
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Before you can build this on a new system, make sure that you put the cursor over any of these properties, and hit: ~C-c C-c~
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#+DESCRIPTION: A literate programming file for bootstrapping my environment.
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#+PROPERTY: header-args:sh :tangle no
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#+PROPERTY: header-args:emacs-lisp :tangle yes
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#+PROPERTY: header-args :results none :eval no-export :comments no mkdirp yes
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#+OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil todo:nil tasks:nil tags:nil date:nil
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#+OPTIONS: skip:nil author:nil email:nil creator:nil timestamp:nil
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#+INFOJS_OPT: view:nil toc:nil ltoc:t mouse:underline buttons:0 path:http://orgmode.org/org-info.js
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