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[TRAMP] Tramp/Emacs does not pick up PATH from login shell via Distrobox method

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Message #8 received at 71267 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Alexis Purslane via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of
 text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Alexis Purslane <alexispurslane <at> pm.me>, 71267 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71267: [TRAMP] Tramp/Emacs does not pick up PATH from login
 shell via Distrobox method
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 12:22:39 +0200

Alexis Purslane via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of
text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

Hi Alexis,

> 1. Start emacs -Q.
> 2. Evaluate the forms
>     (require 'tramp)
>     (load "path/to/tramp-2.7.1/tramp-container.el")
>     (tramp-enable-distrobox-method)
> 3. `cd' to an `/distrobox:' location via eshell, or use find-file to
>     open a file through a distrobox so that your default-directory is in
>     it.
> 4. Observe the PATH according to Emacs
> 5. Then run sh -l in that distrobox (either by doing distrobox enter on
>     an external shell, or via eshell). Obeserve the PATH according to
>     distrobox.
> 6. Check the /etc/profile* files inside the distrobox to see which is
>     correct.

See the Tramp manual at (info "(tramp) Remote programs")

You need to add tramp-own-remote-path to tramp-remote-path as described there.

Best regards, Michael.

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