(unless (boundp 'user-emacs-directory)
  (setq user-emacs-directory "~/.emacs.d/"))

(defvar *custom-dir* (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d"))
(defvar *elpa-dir* (concat *custom-dir* "/elpa"))
(defvar *lisp-dir* (concat *custom-dir* "/lisp"))
(defvar *misc-dir* (concat *custom-dir* "/misc"))

(setq backup-directory-alist
      '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups")))

(setq custom-file (concat *custom-dir* "/custom.el"))

(add-to-list 'load-path *lisp-dir*)

;; load personal package configuration
;;
(let ((mypkgs-loader (concat *lisp-dir*
							 "/mypkgs.el")))
  (when (file-exists-p mypkgs-loader)
    (load-file mypkgs-loader)))