Comment 11 for bug 1015713

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Andreas Roehler (a-roehler) wrote : Re: [Bug 1015713] Re: File mode specification error: (file-error "Cannot open load file" "~/.emacs.d/abbrev_defs") [2 times]

Am 21.06.2012 18:23, schrieb Titus Barik:
> Here's what I have (from C-h v abbrev-file-name RET):
>
> abbrev-file-name is a variable defined in `abbrev.el'.
> Its value is "~\\.emacs.d\\abbrev_defs"
>
> I don't have the file abbrev_defs, though I'm curious how that gets
> created in the first place. It doesn't seem to appear even if I delete
> my .emacs.d folder. I suppose I could create the file myself.
>

Creating an empty file should do it.
BTW will check in a fix, will will issue a warning in this case, but avoid the error.

An alternative would be to create that file silently.

Barry, WDYT?