GNU bug report logs - #22875
24.5; HOME-variable not resolve in Win7

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Studt Reimer <reimer.studt <at> haw-landshut.de>

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 19:47:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Found in version 24.5

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 22875-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 22875-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22875: 24.5; HOME-variable not resolve in Win7
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 15:39:50 -0500

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> The feature you expected is not supported.  Environment variables are
> only expanded at startup if they are found in the Registry, not in the
> shell's environment.
>
> How did you define such a value for an environment variable?  If I try
> defining HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% from the cmd prompt, cmd expands
> the 2 variables, and the same if I defined HOME from the Computer's
> Properties' "Advanced" tab.  So I'm not sure how you get into this
> situation.  Can you explain?

No response in months, closing.
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