Dual-framework Emacs configuration for testing and validation

A comprehensive testing ground where Spacemacs and Doom Emacs coexist, sharing unified modules to validate the latest community innovations before distilling them into production-ready starter kits.

From Laboratory to Production

emacs-laboratory (experiment) → doomemacs-config (refined)
Add everything → Test thoroughly → Distill to essentials

This repository serves as:

• Testing ground: Validate features from both Spacemacs and DoomEmacs
• Knowledge hub: Integrate latest Emacs community trends
• Unified platform: Shared lisp modules for consistent experience
• AI-ready workspace: Claude Code integration via CLAUDE.md

dotemacs/
├── dotdoomemacs/          # Doom Emacs configuration
│   ├── init.el            # Module declarations
│   ├── config.el          # Core configuration
│   └── packages.el        # Package management
├── dotspacemacs/          # Spacemacs configuration
│   ├── init.el            # ~5,100 lines configuration
│   └── spacemacs-keys.el  # Spacemacs-specific keybindings
├── lisp/                  # Shared modules (~29,697 lines)
│   ├── denote-*.el        # Denote system (2,161 lines)
│   ├── org-*.el           # Org-mode (3,599 lines)
│   ├── keys.el            # Unified keybindings (2,193 lines)
│   └── uniconfig.el       # Universal config (1,624 lines)
└── snippets/              # Shared YASnippet templates

• Denote: File-naming system with silo and sequence support
• Org-roam: Knowledge graph integration
• Org-journal: Daily journaling workflow
• Org-contacts: Contact management

• Languages: Python, Nix, JavaScript/TypeScript, Zig, Janet, Elisp
• Tools: Magit, LSP/Eglot, Tree-sitter, Direnv, Docker
• AI/LLM: GPTel integration, Claude Code support

• Org-mode: Advanced features (babel, capture, agenda)
• Hugo: Static site generation
• Pandoc: Multi-format export
• LaTeX: Academic writing with cdlatex

• Evil: Vim keybindings everywhere
• Completion: Corfu + Orderless + Vertico
• Navigation: Treemacs, Neotree, window-select
• Themes: Custom theme system with Modus themes

• Emacs 30.2+ (tested on Ubuntu 24.04, NixOS 25.05)
• Git
• Either Spacemacs or Doom Emacs installed

For Doom Emacs:

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/junghan0611/dotemacs.git ~/dotemacs

# Set DOOMDIR to dotdoomemacs
export DOOMDIR="~/dotemacs/dotdoomemacs"

# Sync Doom
~/.emacs.d/bin/doom sync

For Spacemacs:

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/junghan0611/dotemacs.git ~/dotemacs

# Symlink or set user-init-file
ln -s ~/dotemacs/dotspacemacs/init.el ~/.spacemacs.d/init.el

Doom Emacs:

DOOMDIR=~/dotemacs/dotdoomemacs emacs

Spacemacs:

emacs --load ~/dotemacs/dotspacemacs/init.el

Both frameworks load from lisp/:

• denote-config.el, denote-funcs.el - Denote system
• org-config.el, org-funcs.el - Org-mode enhancements
• keys.el - Unified keybindings
• uniconfig.el - Framework-agnostic settings

1. Experiment: Add new packages/features to either framework
2. Validate: Test in daily workflow
3. Refine: Move working features to shared lisp modules
4. Distill: Extract essentials to doomemacs-config

emacs-laboratory (full config)
    ↓ validation
    ↓ refinement
doomemacs-config (starter template)

• nixos-config - Declarative NixOS environment
• doomemacs-config - Minimal Doom Emacs starter
• zotero-config - Bibliographic workflow

See project-specific docs:

• CLAUDE.md - AI agent configuration
• README.org - Original notes (work in progress)

Tested on:

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• NixOS 25.05
• Emacs 30.2

Integration:

• i3wm workflow
• Denote + Org-mode knowledge management
• Digital Garden: notes.junghanacs.com

This is a personal testing environment, but:

• Issues welcome for questions about configuration patterns
• Fork and adapt for your own dual-framework setup
• Share findings from community trend validation

MIT License

Author: @junghan0611 Philosophy: Collaboration over automation Created: 2025-10-11 Purpose: 도구의 철학을 세우다 (Establishing the philosophy of tools)