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Auctex cannot find a working TeX distribution on spacemacs with Osx ElCapitan

I get the following error when I try to build latex from spacemacs text editor :

TeX-command: Error : Auctex cannot find a working TeX distribution. Make sure you have one and that Tex binaries are in PATH environment variable. If fyou are using OSX El Capitain or later remember to add /Library/TeX/textbin/ to your path

I have installed MacText torrent linked on the official site : https://tug.org/mactex/mactex-download.html

The /Library/TeX/textbin/ path doesn't exist for me even if I install MacTex.

I have tried to add Library/TeX/textbin to my path but it didn't work.

The TeXShop text editor is building LaTeX correctly somehow.

How can I fix my problem and where is my Tex distribution ? Do I need to change my path ?

Solution

  • So, after debugging it with him. We realized that he forgot the leading / in his path. So Spacemacs was searching in ~/Library instead on /Libraby