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@@ -2586,6 +2586,24 @@ NOTE: Running package initialization and installation during the early-init phas
To install and load packages during the early-init phase, add the following to `post-early-init.el`: To install and load packages during the early-init phase, add the following to `post-early-init.el`:
```elisp ```elisp
;; THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED
;;
;; Running package initialization and installation during the early-init phase
;; is NOT RECOMMENDED because this stage occurs before the GUI system,
;; windowing, and comprehensive error-handling buffers are fully initialized.
;; When package-install or `package-refresh-contents` triggers a failure—such as
;; a TLS handshake error or a lost network connection—Emacs cannot yet render a
;; graphical window to display the backtrace or warning. This results in a
;; "silent" hang or a crash that provides no visual feedback to the user,
;; forcing a pivot to a terminal to inspect standard output. Furthermore, many
;; packages expect a fully functional frame and loaded user environment to
;; configure themselves correctly; forcing them to load during early-init
;; bypasses the intentional separation designed to let you set up UI-independent
;; variables before the package system and GUI logic complicate the startup
;; sequence.
;;
;; File: `post-early-init.el'
(setq minimal-emacs-package-initialize-and-refresh nil) (setq minimal-emacs-package-initialize-and-refresh nil)
;; If you want to ignore the warning: ;; If you want to ignore the warning:
@@ -2606,8 +2624,6 @@ To install and load packages during the early-init phase, add the following to `
;; TODO: Add your use-package code here ;; TODO: Add your use-package code here
``` ```
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.
### Minimal-emacs.d configurations from users ### Minimal-emacs.d configurations from users
- [Victor Dorneanu's minimal-emacs.d configuration](https://github.com/dorneanu/dotfiles/blob/master/minimal-emacs/config.org) - [Victor Dorneanu's minimal-emacs.d configuration](https://github.com/dorneanu/dotfiles/blob/master/minimal-emacs/config.org)