On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 04:18:51PM +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote: > On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 11:55:59AM +0100, Gavin Smith wrote: > > > > I think "texi2any.init" could be a good name. Another idea is > > "texi2any-config.pm" to make it clear it is written in Perl (and, if there > > is ever a version of texi2any in the future that is not written in Perl, > > would make it clear that the config file is no longer usable). > > I think that "texi2any-config.pm" would be much clearer and bear less > risk of unintentional use. Another reason for the .pm extension is that > .pm files colorization is automatically ok (in vim), not with .init.
To update this discussion, that was the name I changed it to. Is it worth a mention in NEWS? > > A similar use case might be a directory specific init file for gdb > > called '.gdbinit'. Other uses like user dotfiles (e.g .emacs, .bashrc) > > are not comparable as they are not project specific. > > I may have misunderstood your point, but this file is actually searched > for in such directories, see > > https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texi2any_api/html_node/Loading-Init-Files.html > You're right, it could be project-specific or not.
