[tex-live] TL 2010 : Does XeLaTeX search for Emacs, and if so, why ?!

Akira Kakuto kakuto at fuk.kindai.ac.jp
Sun Sep 5 15:47:55 CEST 2010


> kpsewhich --var-value=TEXEDIT
> 
> The default value of the variable is set in texmf.cnf.
> emacs was my choice, since I thought emacs was widely
> used also on windows.

I was wrong. TEXEDIT is not defined in texmf.cnf in TL2010.
Therefore the hard coded EDITOR, which is emacs, is used.
If TEXEDIT etc. are defined in texmf.cnf, they are prefered.

Best,
Akira



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