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Re: PATH Variable
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srandby |
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Re: PATH Variable |
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:19:32 -0700 |
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On Jul 16, 1:39 am, Anupam Sengupta <anupa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> "Srandby" == srandby <sran...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> Srandby> Hi: Would somebody please tell me how to change the PATH variable
> Srandby> used by Emacs? I want to use a shell command, but Emacs can't
> find
> Srandby> the command. I've tried a bunch of stuff, but so far nothing
> works.
>
> Try adding this code fragment in your .emacs file:
>
> (setenv "PATH"
> (concat (expand-file-name <<YOUR PATH HERE>>)
> path-separator (getenv "PATH")))
>
> You may want to make this a function and invoke it for each path-element you
> want to be accessible from within Emacs.
>
> E.g.,
>
> ;;; Define a function to setup additional path
> (defun my-add-path (path-element)
> "Add the specified path element to the Emacs PATH"
> (interactive "DEnter directory to be added to path: ")
> (if (file-directory-p path-element)
> (setenv "PATH"
> (concat (expand-file-name path-element)
> path-separator (getenv "PATH")))))
>
> and then:
>
> ;;; Set localized PATH for Emacs.
> ;;; Example only
> (if (fboundp 'my-add-path)
> (let ((my-paths (list
> "/opt/local/bin"
> "/usr/local/bin"
> "/usr/local/sbin"
> "/usr/local/mysql/bin"
> "~/bin")))
> (dolist (path-to-add my-paths (getenv "PATH"))
> (my-add-path path-to-add))))
>
> BTW, this needs the cl package for the `dolist', which is present in Emacs 22
> and /possibly/ on V21 as well. If not present in your Emacs version, just
> replace the `dolist' with an alternate looping mechanism.
>
> HTH,
> --
> Anupam
Thanks for the help, I've got it working now.
Scott Randby
Re: PATH Variable, Daniel Jensen, 2007/07/16