From 5fc4596f2a848c0dd83669ce4952feb9ef6f6ce2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vedang Manerikar <ved.manerikar@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:39:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Load exec-path-from-shell only on Mac and Windows
This is just a hygiene improvement, since I only use a Mac at the
moment. Even so, it's a good change to have.
---
unravel-emacs.org | 3 +++
unravel-modules/unravel-essentials.el | 1 +
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/unravel-emacs.org b/unravel-emacs.org
index 8108a37..ff50518 100644
--- a/unravel-emacs.org
+++ b/unravel-emacs.org
@@ -1098,8 +1098,11 @@ technicalities.
:CUSTOM_ID: h:D4517B67-0D90-417E-97D7-60A08EABB3DA
:END:
+The ~PATH~ variable does not get set properly on Mac OSX and Windows machines, and due to this Emacs often does not find the right executables when calling external programs. ~exec-path-from-shell~ fixes this.
+
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "unravel-modules/unravel-essentials.el"
(use-package exec-path-from-shell
+ :if (memq (window-system) '(mac ns))
:ensure t
:demand t
:config
diff --git a/unravel-modules/unravel-essentials.el b/unravel-modules/unravel-essentials.el
index 3adddb6..2b8ca5d 100644
--- a/unravel-modules/unravel-essentials.el
+++ b/unravel-modules/unravel-essentials.el
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
(setq debug-on-error t))
(use-package exec-path-from-shell
+ :if (memq (window-system) '(mac ns))
:ensure t
:demand t
:config