On 0, Stefan Bellon <sbellon@sbellon.de> wrote: > Felix Natter wrote: > > Stefan Bellon <sbellon@sbellon.de> writes: > > > > When using Emacs to start a compilation (e.g. with C-c C-c from C++ > > > mode) you get "make -k" as default. The problem I'm experiencing > > > is, that I need some shell variables set in the Makefile. I've set > > > them in my ~/.bashrc and it works fine if I start Emacs from an > > > xterm which has this variable set in its shell. > > > > > > But when I start Emacs with a function key, then the ~/.bashrc > > > obviously isn't executed, the shell variable isn't set and the make > > > process fails. > > > > > > So, how do I tell Emacs always to execute ~/.bashrc in order to get > > > at my shell variables? > > > You can put your variables both in ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile. > > Or you can use (setenv "TEST" "foo"). > > It looks like I didn't make my problem clear enough. > > The variables *are* already in ~/.bashrc (and they're exported there). > But Emacs only knows about them if I start Emacs from a bash. If I > however use a function key I have defined with fvwm, then Emacs doesn't > start with the shell as parent and therefore hasn't the variables set. > And I'd like Emacs to have those variables set even then. So put (setenv "variable" "value") in your .emacs Tom -- Tom Cook Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide "That you're not paranoid does not mean they're not out to get you." - Robert Waldner Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au
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