Re: master 70964b9: Mention `exec-path' in some process related doc strings

[Michael Albinus]

larsi@gnus.org (Lars Ingebrigtsen) writes:

Hi Lars,

[doc of make-process]

> --- a/src/process.c
> +++ b/src/process.c
>  :command COMMAND -- COMMAND is a list starting with the program file
> -name, followed by strings to give to the program as arguments.
> +name, followed by strings to give to the program as arguments.  If the
> +program file name is not an absolute file name, `make-process' will
> +look for the program file name in `exec-path' (which is a list of
> +directories).

This is not true in the remote case (default-directory is remote, and
:file-handler is non-nil). The program is not looked for; everything in
the :command list is used literally.

I don't know whether it is worth to explain this subtle difference,
though.

Best regards, Michael.