[AUCTeX-devel] Re: rfe: dtk.cls support

[Ralf Angeli]

* Stephan Hennig (2006-09-30) writes:

> Ralf Angeli schrieb:
>> 
>> As many as configured in `TeX-macro-global' and `TeX-macro-private'.
>
> Thanks!  Unfortunately,
>
> C-h v TeX-macro-global RET
> C-h a TeX-macro-global RET
> C-h d TeX-macro-global RET
>
> all return no matches.

Try it after you loaded a LaTeX file.

>> The value of `TeX-macro-global' is determined when AUCTeX is being
>> started unless the variable is customized by the user.
>
> What does "determined" mean?  In the customization buffer I can see
> TeX-macro-global containing among other trees,
>
> C:/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users/Anwendungsdaten/MiKTeX/2.5/tex/
>
> So I guess AUCTeX communicates with MiKTeX at start up.  However, my
> local tree
>
> d:/localtexmf
>
> is not covered by TeX-macro-global automatically.  Is this to prevent
> AUCTeX from getting trouble with directories with no access permissions?

Is d:/localtexmf configured as $TEXMLOCAL?  AUCTeX calls kpsewhich to
figure this out.  You can check it by executing
kpsewhich --progname latex --expand-path "$TEXMFLOCAL"
in a Windows prompt.

-- 
Ralf