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Re: exec-path and PATH


From: Eric Hanchrow
Subject: Re: exec-path and PATH
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:46:18 -0700

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> wrote:
>> However, now I wonder why we have a facility like exec-path at
>> all. Wouldn't the process-environment's PATH be enough?
> Because working with a list is much easier than with a single string?

That would argue for making "exec-path" a sort of magical variable --
one whose value changes all by itself, whenever the PATH environment
variable changes.  Would that be feasible?



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