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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: help with exec-path
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:26:03 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vcqj8jdw.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1321473200.8200.YahooMailNeo@web161606.mail.bf1.yahoo.com

On Wed, Nov 16 2011, S Boucher wrote:

>>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.
>
> If you start emacs from your desktop menu, PATH will likely NOT have what is specified in your .bashrc.

Grr, that was exactly it. I was starting from a desktop shortcut --
should have thought of that. Thanks for the help!

Eric

> First,
>  try starting emacs from a shell.  If your exec-path is ok, then you'll 
> have to figure out how to add configs for your particular desktop 
> manager.
>
>

-- 
GNU Emacs 24.0.91.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.6)
 of 2011-11-07 on pellet




      reply	other threads:[~2011-11-17  4:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-11-11  6:18 help with exec-path Eric Abrahamsen
2011-11-14 13:26 ` Chris Poole
2011-11-16 19:53 ` S Boucher
2011-11-17  4:26   ` Eric Abrahamsen [this message]

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