How to load latex .sty files from a subdirectory?

Question

I use some .sty-files that are not part of texlive and want to have them in a subdirectory of the folder with my main.tex. I used the following line to load the package:

Answer 1

Simply put line below before the call to pdflatex (or latex) in your makefile or build script:

export TEXINPUTS=".:./sty:"

Then reference your package as:

\usepackage{prettythesis}