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exec-path and $PATH

I have seen examples online where people add paths to the default path in Emacs with: (add-to-list 'exec-path "/usr/local/bin/") I am new to Elisp, and I think I understand what the statement above does, but I have a few questions: In what order…
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Using conda environments in emacs

What is the best way to use conda environmets using emacs as a Python IDE? I have got different conda environments while programming in Python: $ conda info -e # conda environments: # django /Users/Pablo/anaconda/envs/django scipy …
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Emacs and command line $PATH disagreements on OSX

Having some issues with PATH settings on Emacs that are affecting my Haskell environment: I'm using ZSH, and when I go to the command line and call echo $PATH, it returns:…
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How do I make tramp+eshell use my environment customized in the remote ~/.bash_profile

I have set up custom $PATH in my ~/.bash_profile on a remote machine (for programs installed user-locally by nix and cabal). I use eshell and tramp to issue commands on the remote machine (cd /remotehost:somedir; then commands). (I chose this method…
imz -- Ivan Zakharyaschev
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Who is "juergen" and why can I see the value of his exec-path?

I noticed something strange when calling C-h v (describe-variable) on exec-path today: exec-path is a variable defined in `C source code'. Its value is ("/usr/bin" ...) Original value was ("/home/juergen/.opam/4.02.0/bin" "/home/juergen/.cabal/bin"…
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How to map file paths when using docker

I'm running code in development using docker. I do that using the -v flag to docker run to mount my code in the container. I've set directory-abbrev-alist and configured compilation-error-regexp-alist-alist appropriately, so I can click on links in…
Croad Langshan
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GUI Emacs sets the exec-path only from Windows environment variable but not from .emacs file

I use Emacs 25.1 on my Windows XP laptop both as a command-line app (on ConEmu terminal emulator with MSYS bash as the shell) and as the GUI Emacs. I mainly use Emacs to test and compile programs, so I frequently use Mono C# compiler (gmcs) and GCC.…
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M-x shell doesn't know about installed apps

I have to launch almost any application by specifying the whole path which is annoying. For example, git works fine, but lua does not. Both are installed in the same place: $ which git /usr/local/bin/git $ which lua /usr/local/bin/lua How to make…
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Emacs into iCloud Drive for Coq

I use two Macs in my day to day coding studies: one iMac and one Macbook Air (three, if you count Emacs, ha ha ha). I often code on the same files with both computers, and iCloud Drive makes sense as a way to manage these files. I currently have a…
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Emacs - Path to Python interpreter

I've got python 3.6 in this directory: D:\Python36 How can I set in .emacs path to python 3.6 interpreter?
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Package `exec-path-from-shell` isn't setting PATH variables from `.zshenv` on MacOS

I'm running a GUI Emacs compiled from the master git branch on MacOS El Capitan. I'm using the package exec-path-from-shell to set several environment variables I have configured in my ~/.zshenv file. However, none of them inherited in Emacs. GOPATH…
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Bookmarks across different computers

Bookmarks in the bookmarks file appear to be saved using absolute paths. This creates conflicts resolving bookmarks in a file that is synced across different computers: Absolute path computer 1: /user/sync/file_with_bookmark Absolute path computer…
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Why is exec-path different in emacsclient / emacsserver than in emacs?

I am trying to run an identical emacsserver setup as the emacs I normally use. I am having issues because the emacsserver has a different exec-path variable when it starts than when normal emacs does. To start emacsserver I am…
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Why does Emacs.app (on Mac OS X) find the ctags executable inside Xcode.app?

When I try to generate a TAGS file, emacs executes /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ctags, which causes problems because it is not compatible with the settings emacs uses. I figured out how to…
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Set variables based on path without using directory-local variables

I want to set variables, in particular, compile-command and tabbing related variables based on the path of the file I'm editing. In my .vimrc I use the following to do this. autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile */path/*.ext set tabbing-setting autocmd…
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