> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:08:13 +0200 > From: Erwin Panen <erwinpa...@fastmail.fm> > > How do I set the correct variable(s) for my xemacs on a stick (using win > XP) so that it will find grep and other utils? > Here's how my dir struct looks: > > usb-drive/home/emacs-23.1/ > |-----/gnuwin32/bin/ > |---grep.exe > |---egrep.exe > |--- > > This is what I've been trying to use in my .emacs file: > (fyi: %pdrive% is a variable proper to me using Pstart (menu on usb drive) > ------------------------------------------------------ > ;; 26-09-09 setting for grep functionality under XP > ;;(setq exec-path (append exec-path (list "~/gnuwin32/bin/grep.exe"))) > ;;(when (string-equal system-type "windows-nt") > ;; (progn > ;; am not using cygwin > ;; (setenv "PATH" > ;; (concat > ;; "~/gnuwin32/bin" ":" > ;; ) > ;; ) > ;; (setq exec-path > ;; '( > ;; "%pdrive%/gnuwin32/bin" > ;; ) > ;; ) > ;; )) > ;;(add-to-list 'load-path "~/gnuwin32/bin") > ;; (setenv "~/gnuwin32/bin") > > ; append > ; (setq exec-path (append exec-path (list(expand-file-name > "%pdrive%/home/gnuwin32/bin")))) > ; prepend > (setq exec-path (cons (expand-file-name "~/gnuwin32/bin") exec-path)) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Alas, nothing seems to help emacs to find grep
Try using "$pdrive" instead of "%pdrive%". Emacs uses the Unix notation for environment variables, not the Windows notation. Note that I didn't test my suggestion, so it might not work. If it doesn't, try using (getenv "pdrive") and concat it with the rest.
