Re: [AUCTeX] Setting PATH under Windows (was: New version ofprecompiled Emacs/AUCTeX bundle for Windowsavailable)

[Adam Johnson]

From: "Reiner Steib" <address@hidden>
Subject: [AUCTeX] Setting PATH under Windows (was: New version ofprecompiled 
Emacs/AUCTeX bundle for Windowsavailable)


> On Mon, Dec 19 2005, Ralf Angeli wrote:
>
> > * Adam Johnson (2005-12-18) writes:
> > > 1. How to configure the path for GSWIN32C.EXE?
> >
> > Isn't that explained in the manual of your operating system?
>
> Just kidding, aren't you? ;-)
>
> In case you might want to include something wrt PATH in our
> instructions, you may use the HOME entry from the Gnus FAQ
> (texi/gnus-faq.texi) as a template:

I didn't know that the environment variable PATH in Windows XP is not enough 
for setting the paths for Emacs.  I need use HOME instead of using PATH, 
right?  Thanks.

> ,----[ (info "(gnus)[3.2]") ]
> | [...]  Then you must set the environment variable HOME to this
> | directory.  To do this under Win9x or Me include the line
> |
> |      SET HOME=C:\myhome
> |
> | in your autoexec.bat and reboot.  Under NT, 2000 and XP, hit
> | Winkey+Pause/Break to enter system options (if it doesn't work, go
> | to Control Panel -> System). There you'll find the possibility to
> | set environment variables, create a new one with name HOME and value
> | C:\myhome, a reboot is not necessary.
> `----
>
> Bye, Reiner.
> --