diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dd16645..38e937d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The author is using **[minimal-emacs.d](https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-e - [Why the reflexive disabling of the menu bar?](#why-the-reflexive-disabling-of-the-menu-bar) - [Why did the author develop minimal-emacs.d?](#why-did-the-author-develop-minimal-emacsd) - [How to keep minimal-emacs.d pre-\*.el and post-\*.el files in a separate directory?](#how-to-keep-minimal-emacsd-pre-el-and-post-el-files-in-a-separate-directory) - - [How to make minimal-emacs.d install packages in the early-init phase, instead of init?](#how-to-make-minimal-emacsd-install-packages-in-the-early-init-phase-instead-of-init) + - [How to make `minimal-emacs.d` install packages in the early-init phase instead of the init phase?](#how-to-make-minimal-emacsd-install-packages-in-the-early-init-phase-instead-of-the-init-phase) - [Are there any comments from users?](#are-there-any-comments-from-users) - [Features](#features) - [Author and license](#author-and-license) @@ -721,9 +721,10 @@ To ensure the `minimal-emacs.d` configuration loads `post-early-init.el`, `pre-i This will ensure that the `minimal-emacs.d` configuration loads `post-early-init.el`, `pre-init.el`, and `post-init.el` from `~/.config/minimal-emacs.d/`. -### How to make minimal-emacs.d install packages in the early-init phase, instead of init? +### How to make `minimal-emacs.d` install packages in the early-init phase instead of the init phase? + +To install and load packages during the early-init phase, add the following to `post-early-init.el`: -To load packages in the early-init phase, add the following to `post-early-init.el`: ```elisp (setq minimal-emacs-package-initialize-and-refresh nil) @@ -736,9 +737,11 @@ To load packages in the early-init phase, add the following to `post-early-init. (package-install 'use-package)) (eval-when-compile (require 'use-package))) + +;; TODO: Add your use-package code here ``` -The drawback of using early-init phase instead of init.el is that if a package fails, you will not be able to see anything in the Emacs GUI. You will need to open the terminal to view Emacs's stdout. +A drawback of using the early-init phase instead of init is that if a package fails (e.g, due to a network issue), no output will be displayed in the Emacs GUI. You will need to open a terminal to view Emacs's stdout for error messages. ### Are there any comments from users?