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From: fkittred@bbn.com (Fletcher Kittredge)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs,comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: GNU Emacs shell mode and DISPLAY env variable
Keywords: enviromental variables
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Date: 1 Feb 89 12:58:15 GMT
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Check in your config.h file for a line which looks like:

#define MAINTAIN_ENVIRONMENT

If you don't have such a line, add it and remake emacs.  This will allow you
to use the elisp function setenv.  Example

(setenv "DISPLAY" "unix:0")

It will also allow you to use the getenv function.

regards,
fletcher


Fletcher E. Kittredge  fkittred@bbn.com