Run ".emacs" through convert-standard-filename before using it.

diff --git a/lisp/cus-edit.el b/lisp/cus-edit.el
index 62218c59dcdcb937c58691db488032d482faddb6..64de289080762270b7b0c97a2e2ac7e10f46ccd9 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/cus-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-edit.el
@@ -2923,10 +2923,11 @@ Optional EVENT is the location for the menu."
                                   init-file-user
                                   emacs-user-extension-dir
                                   "options.el")
-                        "~/.emacs")
+                        (convert-standard-filename"~/.emacs"))
   "File used for storing customization information.
-If you change this from the default \"~/.emacs\" you need to
-explicitly load that file for the settings to take effect."
+If you change this from the default \"~/.emacs\" (or \"~/_emacs\"
+on MS-DOS) you need to explicitly load that file for the settings
+to take effect."
   :type 'file
   :group 'customize)