New feature. Env from shell.

[jvillasante]

This would be a nice addition I think:
https://github.com/purcell/exec-path-from-shell

It has to execute early for other packages to load.

Currently I have something like this in my .spacemacs

  (defun set-PATH-from-shell-PATH ()
    (let ((path-from-shell (shell-command-to-string "$SHELL -i -c 'echo $PATH'")))
      (setenv "PATH" path-from-shell)
      (setq exec-path (split-string path-from-shell path-separator))))
  (defun set-GOPATH-from-shell-GOPATH ()
    (let ((gopath-from-shell (shell-command-to-string "$SHELL -i -c 'echo $GOPATH'")))
      (setenv "GOPATH" gopath-from-shell)
      (setq exec-path (split-string gopath-from-shell path-separator))))
  (if window-system (set-PATH-from-shell-PATH))
  (if window-system (set-GOPATH-from-shell-GOPATH))

This load both $PATH and $GOPATH which I'm using, I would like to be able to write a function but I don't know lisp. Something like this:

(defun set-variable-from-shell (variable)
...)

(if window-system
  (set-variable-from-shell("PATH"))
  (set-variable-from-shell("GOPATH)))

Or better yet, integrate purcell package. Any help here??

[jb55]

exec-path-from-shell is already included in the base spacemacs packages.

It's strange that it's not picking up your path correctly...

One thing to note is I've had to add exec-path-from-shell to my dotspacemacs-excluded-packages list when launching from the terminal, because exec-path-from-shell ignores the inherited path and tries to do its own thing.

[StreakyCobra]

As said, exec-path-from-shell is already integrated within spacemacs. Some documentation has also been added about this exec-path-from-shell in some layers (go, rust, osx at least). I'm closing the issue as it's main objective is solved. But feel free to open other issues if you are encountering bugs with it 😄