On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 04:18:39AM +0200, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > As I understand the explanation TEXINPUTS is an _environment > variable_ consisting of a list of paths. So why is it then also a > _prefix_?
Because TEXINPUTS may already be set in the environment, in which case its content should be appended to what you put in the TEXINPUTS prefix field in the preferences. > Shouldn't the name of the entry in the preferences be > changed from "prefix" to "variable" or "directories"? No. -- Enrico
