Add simple makefile target to start a sandbox version of Emacs

This starts emacs in the local copy of the .emacs.d directory we are currently in, by creating a new `sandbox` directory as home directory, linking the current directory as `.emacs.d` into there, and starting emacs.
2020-11-21 11:46:03 +01:00 · 2020-11-21 11:46:03 +01:00 · 6fa623d9d7
parent 5ba0b27ec4
commit 6fa623d9d7
2 changed files with 6 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -55,3 +55,4 @@
 /.python-environments/
 /transient/
 /dired-history
+/sandbox/.emacs.d
--- a/5
+++ b/5
@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ distclean: clean
 	rm -rfv elpa
 	git checkout elpa

+sandbox-start:
+	mkdir -p sandbox
+	ln -s $(PWD) sandbox/.emacs.d
+	HOME=$(PWD)/sandbox emacs
+
 .SUFFIXES: .el .elc
 .el.elc:
 	@echo "Compiling $<"