Emacs init file problem

[P166BUG]

Hi guys,

I was trying to start customizing emacs using the .emacs file, I just wanted it to default to k&r style in c-mode, but I just get errors now.

I hoped it would really be as simple as the online tutorial implied but it's not. The default .emacs file without any modification is causing the problem, this is what I have.

  ;;;;
~(custom-set-variables
 ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
 ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
 ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
 '(show-paren-mode t))
(custom-set-faces
 ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
 ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
 ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
 )

(setq -default-style "k&r"
     c-basic-offset 4)

What I wanted was for it to just start as normal but default to k&r style when going into c- mode. If I remove the last bit, it still comes up with errors.

Kind regards

P166

[anduril462]

This is not a C question, so in the future, put such questions in the tech or general discussion sub-forums.

Also, direct us to whatever tutorial/resources you are learning, so we can see them for ourselves.

I'm not an emacs user, but a quick Google search and a bit of careful reading seems to show a typo in this bit (what type of default style is it you're setting?)

(setq -default-style "k&r"
     c-basic-offset 4)

[P166BUG]

Sorry for posting in the wrong forum. It's a little confusing when you are new to this. And no, this does not work, it is what I have at the bottom of the code. Anyone out there know this?

[tabstop]

Sorry for posting in the wrong forum. It's a little confusing when you are new to this. And no, this does not work, it is what I have at the bottom of the code. Anyone out there know this?

I don't think any of the Emacs variables start with a hyphen. Did you want c-default?