* help with exec-path
@ 2011-11-11 6:18 Eric Abrahamsen
2011-11-14 13:26 ` Chris Poole
2011-11-16 19:53 ` S Boucher
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From: Eric Abrahamsen @ 2011-11-11 6:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
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
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* Re: help with exec-path
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
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From: Chris Poole @ 2011-11-14 13:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Abrahamsen; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Eric Abrahamsen
<eric@ericabrahamsen.net> 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.
> That makes me think that the variable is getting reset somewhere. I
> shouldn't have to manipulate exec-path directly, should I?
I'm using Mac OS X, and I have to (or at least, do for good measure; I don't
remember).
I wrote a simple function to grab the $PATH variable from the .zshrc file, and
then put this in the "PATH" environment variable using setenv in Emacs.
To put this information in exec-path, I use the following:
(setq exec-path (split-string (getenv "PATH") ":"))
It works pretty well for me.
Cheers
Chris Poole
[PGP BAD246F9]
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* Re: help with exec-path
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
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: S Boucher @ 2011-11-16 19:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Abrahamsen, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>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.
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.
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* Re: help with exec-path
2011-11-16 19:53 ` S Boucher
@ 2011-11-17 4:26 ` Eric Abrahamsen
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Eric Abrahamsen @ 2011-11-17 4:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
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.
>
>
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