# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1058198605 0
# Node ID 97cfe6cd3e4fc940d08f30efbf45ca1d1ce19fc6
# Parent  86bdb37c1d71d9f0dac5ab64c1ea546f49be6a0d
(Subprocess Creation): Add exec-suffixes.

diff -r 86bdb37c1d71 -r 97cfe6cd3e4f lispref/processes.texi
--- a/lispref/processes.texi	Mon Jul 14 16:03:04 2003 +0000
+++ b/lispref/processes.texi	Mon Jul 14 16:03:25 2003 +0000
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@
 @code{substitute-in-file-name} to perform them (@pxref{File Name
 Expansion}).
 
+  Executing a program can also try adding suffixes to the specified
+name:
+
+@defvar exec-suffixes
+This variable is a list of suffixes (strings) to try adding to the
+specified program file name.  The list should include @code{""} if you
+want the name to be tried exactly as specified.  The default value is
+system-dependent.
+@end defvar
+
   Each of the subprocess-creating functions has a @var{buffer-or-name}
 argument which specifies where the standard output from the program will
 go.  It should be a buffer or a buffer name; if it is a buffer name,