A very good point and stupid of me. added. That said, if someone else has seen this error they’ll recognise it.

Then dont. This was merely asking if someone has solved it. Thanks for the link.

Downgrading to a “known set” of good packages is a lot of work requiring time galore.

The other option is someone else has come across this and has a solution.

Maybe do it all in the makefile? Then use projectile or something to “make”…

Did it start with just a little seed?

Neither. Use basic emacs, do the tutorial, look at package managers. I recommend straight

https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/when-to-capitalize-words/ is a good start! 😉

Then,

https://github.com/thinkhuman/writingwithemacs

What are the pros that outweigh a single threaded DM? I love Emacs but something like sway on Wayland is a joy on modern HW.