[tex-live] kpsewhich

[Hans Hagen]

Hi,

When using kpsewhich, there is a dependency on the OS

linux:

   kpsewhich -expand-var "\$SELFAUTOPARENT"
   kpsewhich -expand-var '$SELFAUTOPARENT'

windows

   kpsewhich -expand-var $SELFAUTOPARENT
   kpsewhich -expand-var "$SELFAUTOPARENT"

this means that it's rather uncomfortable to write scripts that are 
portable. So, i wonder if it's possible to make kpsewhich in this respect 
platform independent.

for instance:

   -expand-var

expects a var, so maybe supporting

   kpsewhich -expand-var SELFAUTOPARENT

makes sense as well.

Hans



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