Default directory

[rejeep]

Is there any way to specify the directory to execute the command in? I realize it would be tricky, but most valuable.

[jwiegley]

Can you wrap the async call with a let binding of default-directory?

[rejeep]

Nope, for example:

(let ((default-directory "/Users/user/foo"))
  (async-start-process
   "process"
   "pwd"
   (lambda (process)
     (with-current-buffer (process-buffer process)
       (print (buffer-string))))))

But how could the default-directory matter since a new Emacs process is started? The default-directory would have to be passed along to the new process.

[thierryvolpiatto]

Hi Johan,

Johan Andersson notifications@github.com writes:

Nope, for example:

(let ((default-directory "/Users/user/foo"))
  (async-start-process
   "process"
   "pwd"
   (lambda (process)
     (with-current-buffer (process-buffer process)
       (print (buffer-string))))))

But how could the default-directory matter since a new Emacs process is started? The default-directory would have to be passed along to the new process.

Don't forget to add "/" at end of default-directory.

Thierry Get my Gnupg key: gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 59F29997

[rejeep]

Ahh... that might be the problem, let me get back to you with the results.

[rejeep]

That worked fine, thanks!