User init file

Maybe this is a silly question, but I got problems after installing the
latest 21.5 beta version under native win32. Compilation went right but
I wonder about any changes in startup lisp code. 

So my question is : is ~/.xemacs/init.el
supposed to be read automatically or is the .emacs compatibility file
created by (create-compatibility-dot-emacs) in startup.el mandatory ?

Thanks for any information,

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