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Removing the advice of the variables since they are already set in early-init.el. Also added two missing syntax highlightings.
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@@ -139,18 +139,6 @@ To install compile-angel, add the following code **at the very beginning of your
(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook #'compile-angel-on-save-local-mode))
```
It is also highly recommended to set the following variables **at the very beginning of your post-init.el**:
``` emacs-lisp
;; Ensure Emacs loads the most recent byte-compiled files.
(setq load-prefer-newer t)
;; Ensure JIT compilation is enabled for improved performance by
;; native-compiling loaded .elc files asynchronously
(setq native-comp-jit-compilation t)
(setq native-comp-deferred-compilation t) ; Deprecated in Emacs > 29.1
```
### Reducing clutter in `~/.emacs.d` by redirecting files to `~/emacs.d/var/`
Emacs, by default, stores various configuration files, caches, backups, and other data in the `~/.emacs.d` directory. Over time, this directory can become cluttered with numerous files, making it difficult to manage and maintain.
@@ -158,7 +146,7 @@ Emacs, by default, stores various configuration files, caches, backups, and othe
One common solution to this issue is the installation of the no-littering package, which reduces clutter in the `~/.emacs.d` directory.
However, an alternative lightweight approach is to simply change the default `~/.emacs.d` directory to `~/.emacs.d/var/`, which will contain all the files that Emacs typically stores in the base directory. This can be accomplished by adding the following code to `~/.emacs.d/pre-early-init.el`:
```
``` emacs-lisp
;; Reducing clutter in ~/.emacs.d by redirecting files to ~/emacs.d/var/
(setq minimal-emacs-var-dir (expand-file-name "var/" minimal-emacs-user-directory))
(setq package-user-dir (expand-file-name "elpa" minimal-emacs-var-dir))
@@ -166,7 +154,7 @@ However, an alternative lightweight approach is to simply change the default `~/
```
To prevent Emacs from saving customization information to a custom file, set `custom-file` to `null-device`:
```
``` emacs-lisp
(setq custom-file null-device)
```