--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2019/02/15 15:37:24	1.1172.2.103
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2019/02/15 21:34:43	1.1172.2.104
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.103 2019/02/15 15:37:24 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.104 2019/02/15 21:34:43 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ use LWP::UserAgent();
 use HTTP::Date;
 use Image::Magick;
 
-use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
+use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir $deftex
             $_64bit %env %protocol %loncaparevs %serverhomeIDs %needsrelease
             %managerstab);
 
@@ -13419,6 +13419,11 @@ BEGIN {
 
 }
 
+# ------------- set default texengine (domain default overrides this)
+{
+    $deftex = LONCAPA::texengine();
+}
+
 $memcache=new Cache::Memcached({'servers'           => ['127.0.0.1:11211'],
 				'compress_threshold'=> 20_000,
  			        });