Re: [MiKTeX] Changing search path via alias=something and miktex.ini

[J.Fine <J....@op...>]

Earlier today I wrote:

> Circumstances force me to support simaltaneously several different TeX
> configurations.  I can get what I want by using different commands of
> the form
>  tex --include-directory c:/this/that --include-directory
> c:/somewhere/else mydoc.tex
>=20
> But in MikTeX 2.4 this could be achieved by adding data to miktex.ini,
> along the lines of
>   [pathone]
>    .;c:/this/that;c:/somewhere/else
> and then calling tex like so
>   tex -alias=3Dpathone mydoc.tex
>=20
> Does anyone know if something like this is possible for MikTeX2.7?

I've found a way to solve my problem, but it means changing a number of
WinEdt scripts (and also placing information about the system in the
wrong place).  But is allows me to complete an installation tomorrow, so
that's what I'll do.

I do, however, has a long standing interest in the issue of
configuration.

Jonathan