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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Changing the PATH from emacs?
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:16:38 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv63wsvkug.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87odanqwxr.fsf@lvps87-230-32-149.dedicated.hosteurope.de

> I'm using Emacs.app, the Carbon emacs for OS X. Works great, but it
> can't find ispell, which was installed in /opt/local/bin, a path that
> is not by default in the system PATH.

> There doesn't seem to be a way to do this through Emacs.app/Info.plist
> so my question is whether it possible to change the PATH from my
> .emacs profile?

Your problem has nothing to do with Emacs and shouldn't be fixed in an
Emacs-specific way.  You should set your PATH variable properly for
*all* applications.  E.g. via the .macosx/environment.plist file (or
whatever its name is).


        Stefan


      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-02-13 17:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-02-11 16:28 Changing the PATH from emacs? Stefan Arentz
2008-02-11 17:25 ` Peter Dyballa
     [not found] ` <mailman.7293.1202750758.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-02-11 17:38   ` Stefan Arentz
2008-02-11 17:42   ` Sven Joachim
2008-02-11 17:52     ` Stefan Arentz
2008-02-11 17:59       ` Sven Joachim
2008-02-11 17:45 ` Sven Joachim
2008-02-13 17:16 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]

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