Basic setup

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+;; Emacs initialization file
+
+;; Remember the initialization directory
+(setq ravi/init-dir (file-name-directory (or load-file-name (buffer-file-name))))
+
+;; Initialize some customizations early on to avoid flicker
+(set-face-background 'default "black")
+(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(background-mode . dark))
+(require 'cl)
+(defun font-candidate (&rest fonts)
+  "Return existing font which first match."
+  (find-if (lambda (f) (find-font (font-spec :name f))) fonts))
+(set-face-attribute 'default nil :font (font-candidate '"Inconsolata"
+						       "Source Code Pro"
+						       "Anonymous Pro"))
+(setq custom-file (concat ravi/init-dir "custom.el"))
+
+;; Initialize package handling: currently using only the official repository and MELPA
+(setq package-archives
+      '(("gnu"         . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
+	;("original"    . "http://tromey.com/elpa/")
+	;("org"         . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/")
+	;("marmalade"   . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/")
+	("melpa"       . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/")))
+(add-to-list 'load-path ravi/init-dir)
+(setq autoload-file (concat ravi/init-dir "loaddefs.el"))
+(setq package-user-dir (concat ravi/init-dir "elpa"))
+
+(package-initialize)
+
+(defvar ravi/default-install-packages
+  (list 'yasnippet)
+  "Libraries that should be installed by default.")
+
+(unless package-archive-contents
+  (package-refresh-contents))
+(dolist (package ravi/default-install-packages)
+  (unless (package-installed-p package)
+    (package-install package)))
+
+;; Settings from M-x customize
+(load custom-file 'noerror)
+