From 0cddc06ec1e224ad7ef2dd38b645d7764e31c11c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: djcb <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:35:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] * expand mu4e-maildir and mu4e-attachment-dir (so ~/abc will
 work)

---
 emacs/mu4e.el | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/emacs/mu4e.el b/emacs/mu4e.el
index 31984e55..a28f2fff 100644
--- a/emacs/mu4e.el
+++ b/emacs/mu4e.el
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ PATH, you can specify the full path."
   :safe 'stringp)
 
 (defcustom mu4e-maildir (expand-file-name "~/Maildir")
-  "Your Maildir directory; by default, mu4e assumes ~/Maildir."
+  "Your Maildir directory; by default, mu4e assumes
+~/Maildir."
   :type 'directory
   :safe 'stringp
   :group 'mu4e)
@@ -422,6 +423,10 @@ dir already existed, or has been created, nil otherwise."
   (unless mu4e-maildir
     (error "Please set `mu4e-maildir' to the full path to your
     Maildir directory."))
+  ;; expand mu4e-maildir, mu4e-attachment-dir
+  (setq
+    mu4e-maildir (expand-file-name mu4e-maildir)
+    mu4e-attachment-dir (expand-file-name mu4e-attachment-dir))
   (unless (mu4e-create-maildir-maybe mu4e-maildir)
     (error "%s is not a valid maildir directory" mu4e-maildir))
   (dolist (var '( mu4e-sent-folder