[texworks] [patch] using env PATH on Unix instead of compiled defaults

[Norbert Preining]

Hi Jonathan,

doesn't it make sense to use the current PATH setting on Unix as a
default for paths instead of the compile time generated value?

Here is a patch that accomplishes that on Unix (Windows I have no idea
but maybe getenv also returns something useful there?). It is a
one-liner:

Index: src/TWApp.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/TWApp.cpp	(revision 295)
+++ src/TWApp.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 			<< "c:/Program Files (x86)/MiKTeX 2.7/miktex/bin"
 		;
 #else
-		*binaryPaths = QString(DEFAULT_BIN_PATHS).split(':');
+		*binaryPaths = QString(getenv("PATH")).split(':');
 #endif
 	}
 	for (int i = binaryPaths->count() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {


I consider that much more useful than the compile time defaults. If we
want we can add *in*addition* the compile time paths, too.


Best wishes

Norbert

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