From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chad Brown Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: exec-path question Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:47:10 -0800 Message-ID: <3460A576-981B-46F0-9E06-171D070C9735@mit.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-23-431367254 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1298713663 1605 80.91.229.12 (26 Feb 2011 09:47:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:47:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Ben Key Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 26 10:47:39 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PtGkT-0007y2-26 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:47:37 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52518 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PtGkS-0006y2-C7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:47:36 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=58995 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PtGkE-0006uW-7A for Emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:47:26 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PtGk6-0007ze-Qg for Emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:47:21 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169]:39167) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PtGk6-0007zM-Na for Emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:47:14 -0500 Original-Received: by iyf13 with SMTP id 13so2007148iyf.0 for ; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:47:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:subject:mime-version:content-type:from :in-reply-to:date:cc:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=JaNHd1r/XPm0QeLYRwlpf40hdk40hv59mQ2qKYZbPfY=; b=VACahAG2PeZY0FkctGw0f8avMN3FYOeVjTY8QL61sb79fhDEGRgQYp3kNrGNlyG8jJ ivftoAzdMBvkoufE8ltgekAwstWkJqCxCSXU34CzH7QtLXEYurAMWcU7sqHA7OeaB21l rx8ajnBpR9lMm6IeplgJWRGrNUvw1qtn+oOV8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=BGrhhmCWOIzFlU5ZsZ+2rcjuSzhtXKrnupzjd4DhpPtIISnJJuE8pVbtZXQDlcpAPE x+ytsx8t2bAt3rK00aQrA8X3bH/JS2Qtql/BfSNppEtYIVeaUtsUM8DepcjGdb3jjUuQ yYoM81nGznwkwOPhbcCXkuXfVnJ93E2eJ7fZE= Original-Received: by 10.42.222.70 with SMTP id if6mr2053385icb.224.1298713633601; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:47:13 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from [10.0.1.3] (c-67-183-32-38.hsd1.wa.comcast.net [67.183.32.38]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d21sm1779796ibg.9.2011.02.26.01.47.11 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:47:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 209.85.210.169 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:136551 Archived-At: --Apple-Mail-23-431367254 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'm guessing that you're having the typical macosx problem, where you = expect the system Dock to recognize your $PATH, but it doesn't. You can = get some background on this here: = http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BP= RuntimeConfig/Articles/EnvironmentVars.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20002093-B= CIJIJBH The ``Original Value'' is emacs telling you what was used when emacs was = built (dumped), not some value it had when you started the executable = that was later changed. On Feb 25, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Ben Key wrote: > Hello, >=20 > I have a question about the exec-path variable... I hope that helps, *Chad --Apple-Mail-23-431367254 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I'm = guessing that you're having the typical macosx problem, where you expect = the system Dock to recognize your $PATH, but it doesn't.  You can = get some background on this here:


The ``Original Value'' is emacs telling you what = was used when emacs was built (dumped), not some value it had when you = started the executable that was later = changed.


On Feb 25, 2011, at 7:51 = PM, Ben Key wrote:

Hello,

I have a question about the exec-path = variable...

I hope that = helps,
*Chad

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