[AUCTeX-devel] Re: Interface of kpathsea file search

[Ralf Angeli]

* David Kastrup (2005-11-23) writes:

> Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Okay, in order to fix the former bug I can add a
>>     ("sty" "${TEXINPUTS}" '("sty"))
>> to `TeX-kpathsea-format-alist',
>
> More likely ${TEXINPUTS.latex}.

Okay.

>> but I am not really feeling comfortable with this because it is a
>> misuse of the variable and the interface of
>> `TeX-search-files-kpathsea'.
>
> Actually, I can't see the misuse here.  Looks like the intended use to
> me.

As far as I understand the variable's doc string and intention the
first item in each element is rather something like a format as used
by the kpse* tools, e.g. as in `kpsewhich -progname latex -format tex
article.cls'.  But we are using it as file extension.

>> Sooner or later we will have to do this right.
>
> Well, that is the mantra of AUCTeX altogether.

*snicker*

-- 
Ralf