Re: exec path

[Klaus Jantzen]

On 08/22/2013 12:51 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote:
> Am 22.08.2013 um 10:28 schrieb Klaus Jantzen:
>
> > The problem is not that I don't know how and where to define PATH
> > but that my definition of PATH is not found/used by emacs23.
> So find out the precise mechanism by which GNU Emacs gets launched!
>
> In my GNU Emacs 23.4 exec-path is $PATH + 
> "/usr/local/libexec/emacs/23.4/x86_64-apple-darwin10.8.0".
>
> Have you tried to launch GNU Emacs with -Q, i.e., without any customisation? 
> And also with -q, which means only system-wide customisation? Any differences? 
> What is the difference to the value when GNU Emacs is launched the usual way?
>    

When launching emacs with -Q/-q exec path contains
$PATH + "/usr/lib/emacs/23.4/x86_64-linux-gnu"

This means that the initialization is messing up 'exec path'.
Any idea?
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>    Pete
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