Scott Randby <sran...@gmail.com> writes:
> On 6/2/21 8:07 AM, Bruce D'Arcus wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 4:28 AM Tim Cross <theophil...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The more I think about it, I think the best solution would be to update >>> the code which sets the default and have it check for latexmk. If it is >>> found, set it as the default and if it is not found, set the existing >>> default. This would have minimum impact on users and allow those who >>> have installed latexmk to get the benefits while not forcing those who >>> don't need it to install it. >> If this were possible, I agree it would be the best approach. > > Perhaps this is a stupid question, but what about the case in which TeX is > installed after Emacs is installed? I do this sometimes. > No impact. The code is initialised each time you load org. If you start Emacs and then install TeX/LaTeX (including latexmk), you would have the existing default until the next time you start Emacs, at which time the default will be set to latexmk. This 'pattern' of setting a value based on code which selects an appropriate value based on what is on the system is already used extensively in Emacs. -- Tim Cross
