From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: help with exec-path Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:18:02 +0800 Message-ID: <87r51fp4h1.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1320992315 31050 80.91.229.12 (11 Nov 2011 06:18:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:18:35 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 11 07:18:31 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ROkRY-0001x1-Sp for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:18:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36070 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ROkRY-0002wu-Ci for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:18:28 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:43250) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ROkRU-0002wp-5l for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:18:24 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ROkRT-0007Rr-7h for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:18:24 -0500 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:48512) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ROkRT-0007P3-16 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:18:23 -0500 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ROkRR-0001tn-SW for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:18:21 +0100 Original-Received: from 114.245.213.150 ([114.245.213.150]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:18:21 +0100 Original-Received: from eric by 114.245.213.150 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:18:21 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 114.245.213.150 User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.91 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:tJYGTYjWu5vEvd7jCKl57imnA4I= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 80.91.229.12 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:82849 Archived-At: I'm trying to get auctex to use the executables in my self-compiled texlive installation. I set the proper paths in my .bashrc file, and again (just for good measure) with (setenv "PATH") in my .emacs. That doesn't get the proper paths into `exec-path', though. I would just use `add-to-list' on `exec-path' directly, but looking at the help buffer for `exec-path' it shows me the current value for the variable (without my desired paths in it), and then the "original value", which *does* have the desired paths in it. That makes me think that the variable is getting reset somewhere. I shouldn't have to manipulate exec-path directly, should I? Thanks, Eric -- GNU Emacs 24.0.91.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.6) of 2011-11-07 on pellet