GNU bug report logs - #73728
29.3; Specifing an --alternate-editor for emacscleintw.exe with custom --init-directory does not work on Windows

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jonas Großekathöfer <jonas <at> grszkth.fr>

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.3

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 73728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jonas Großekathöfer <jonas <at> grszkth.fr>
Cc: 73728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sebastian <at> sebasmonia.com
Subject: Re: bug#73728: 29.3;
 Specifing an --alternate-editor for emacscleintw.exe with custom
 --init-directory does not work on Windows
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:32:46 +0300

> From: Jonas Großekathöfer <jonas <at> grszkth.fr>
> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:27:46 +0200
> Cc: Sebastián Monía <sebastian <at> sebasmonia.com>,
>  73728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Can‘t Test test your suggestions right now. But as Sebastian suggests, I need a solution that does not involve admin rights. If I can use environment variables I could also try the ALTERNATE_EDITOR one…

AFAIK, setting environment variables for your user (as opposed to
system-wide) does not need admin rights.
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