bug#30158: 11.90.2.2017-07-25; latex from command line is ok, but called from auctex, gives problems

[Uwe Brauer]

   > Uwe Brauer <address@hidden> writes: 

   > Hi Uwe, 

   > in your .tex file, what do see if you insert and eval this: 

   >     (insert "\n" 
   >             (format "%s" (getenv "TEXINPUTS"))) 

So I just checked my Ubuntu 14.04 machine, there I obtain 
.:/home/oub/.emacs.d/elpa/auctex-11.91.0/latex:.:/home/oub/tex/:/home/oub/ALLES/HGs/tex/bib:/home/oub/ALLES/HGs/tex/sty:/home/oub/ALLES/HGs/tex/sty/local-bidi/bidibeamer:/home/oub/ALLES/HGs/tex/letter/laletter:/home/oub/ALLES/HGs/tex/sty/fig:/home/oub/ALLES/HGs/tex/letter/paletter: 
As I should. So I am frankly puzzled. Any idea?

Uwe 
   > Best, Arash