How to set PATH variable on Mac OS so that even non-terminal apps see it?

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I need to add a directory to my PATH variable on Mac OS.

I added it in .bash_profile and .profile, and that works for the terminal.

But Emacs (http://emacsformacosx.com) still does not use the new PATH variable. (I'm trying to run latex from emacs, but it's not finding the command in my /usr/local/bin, which I'm trying to add to the PATH ...)

I even logged out and back in, but still no luck.

Any suggestions?

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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 13 '10 at 17:09

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The "correct" way to add search paths on OSX is to add a file to /etc/paths.d/.

Create a file called /etc/paths.d/local and put /usr/local/bin inside it.

I'm not certain that Emacs-for-OSX will pick it up from here, but it should.

answered Apr 13 '10 at 17:09

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This does not work for me. What ended up working was putting it in a `.MacOSX/environment.plist` file, see my update. – user9474 Apr 13 '10 at 17:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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The suggestion given here works:

Add it to a .MacOSX/environment.plist file in the prescribed XML format, and Emacs will work fine.

(Found this myself eventually.)

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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answered Apr 19 '10 at 02:16

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How to set PATH variable on Mac OS so that even non-terminal apps see it?

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