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23.0.60; Emacs don't see $PATH

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: Dmitry Galinsky <dima.exe <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#1541 closed by Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> (Re: bug#1541: 
 23.0.60; Emacs don't see $PATH)

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#1541: 23.0.60; Emacs don't see $PATH

It has been closed by Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 1541-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1541: 23.0.60; Emacs don't see $PATH
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:33:38 -0500

Dmitry Galinsky wrote:

> (setenv "PATH" (concat "/opt/local/bin:" (getenv "PATH")))

> (shell-command-to-string "which git") ;; > /opt/local/bin/git

> "No such file or directory" "git")
>   call-process("git" nil t nil "rev-parse" "--show-cdup")

It doesn't work like that. call-process uses the Lisp variable
exec-path, which is set at startup based on the value of $PATH.
So you should be adding /opt/local/bin to exec-path, or to PATH before
you start Emacs. Changing PATH after Emacs has started will not affect
call-process and similar things.

(There may be a separate issue with --with-ns and environment, bug#1333.)

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From: Dmitry Galinsky <dima.exe <at> gmail.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.60; Emacs don't see $PATH
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:54:51 +0300

Emacs don't see $PATH environment variable.

Step to reproduce bug:

(setenv "PATH" (concat "/opt/local/bin:" (getenv "PATH")))
(getenv "PATH") ;; => "/opt/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
(shell-command-to-string "which git") ;; > /opt/local/bin/git
(git-status) ;; produced the error

backtrace:
  Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Searching for program"  
"No such file or directory" "git")
  call-process("git" nil t nil "rev-parse" "--show-cdup")



In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.5.0, NS apple-appkit-949.35)
 of 2008-12-10 on neutron.local
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version  
97.112.112.108.101.45.97.112.112.107.105.116.45.57.52.57.46.51.53
configured using `configure  '--with-ns''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: ru_RU.UTF8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Emacs-Lisp

Minor modes in effect:
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  yas/minor-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  delete-selection-mode: t
  pc-selection-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  ns-extended-platform-support-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  hs-minor-mode: t

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Recent messages:
Mark set
Entering debugger...
git version 1.6.0.5
Mark set
Wrote /Users/dima/.emacs.d/rails-reloaded/rails-resources.el
Making completion list...
line-move-visual: End of buffer
Open /Users/dima/.emacs.d/rails-reloaded/rails-resources.el
Quit [2 times]
Open /Users/dima/.emacs.d/rails-reloaded/rails-resources.el


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Best regards,
Dmitry Galinsky
http://dima-exe.ru

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