Re: Is it necessary to expand the tilde symbol before setting default-directory?

[Kevin Ryde <user42_kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

TSUCHIYA Masatoshi <tsuchiya@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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> -	  (default-directory w3m-profile-directory)
> +	  (default-directory (expand-file-name w3m-profile-directory))

I think this is unnecessary.  default-directory can include ~, and in
fact normally does.  (To keep it shorter for human users, I think.)

> -      (setenv "HOME" (expand-file-name w3m-profile-directory))
> +      (setenv "HOME" default-directory)

But yes, definitely want this bit, and any similar going external.