--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2018/11/01 18:57:29	1.1172.2.102
+++ 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 1.1172.2.102 2018/11/01 18:57:29 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);
 
@@ -2193,6 +2193,9 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         } elsif ($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}) {
             $domdefaults{'canclone'}=$domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'};
         }
+        if ($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'texengine'}) {
+            $domdefaults{'texengine'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'texengine'};
+        }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}) eq 'HASH') {
         if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'remote'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -13416,6 +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,
  			        });