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Configure path to PowerShell console in Cygwin Emacs

I have Emacs running via Cygwin istall. In Emacs I have installed (via package-install) powershell package; however, when I run M-x powershell I get the following error:

Searching for program: no such file or directory, c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

The problem here is that instead of c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe the path to PowerShell.exe should be /cygdrive/c/windows/system32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe

My question is: how do I configure package powershell to point to the right path?

Solution

  • You can set the variable powershell-location-of-exe, either directly with setq in your .emacs file:

    (setq powershell-location-of-exe "/cygdrive/c/windows/system32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe")

    or through M-x customize-option.