On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 12:39:35PM -0400, H. S. wrote: > Apparently, _Michael B Allen_, on 07/09/04 04:50,typed: > > > > >Note a good way to setup the shell environment in X so you can run java > >and javac on the commandline is to start the session manager through a > >login shell by changing: > > > > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start > > > >to read: > > > > exec -l $SHELL -c "$STARTUP" > > > >People coming from RedHat will definately want to do this. Otherwise > >shells don't initialize their environment by sourcing /etc/profile and > >thus your exports will not be visible. > > > True .My gnome-terminal is able to see /etc/profile becuase I have made > it to be a login shell. And when I ssh to the machine and open xterm, it > doesn't know about /etc/ profile. > > I will try what you mentioned, but I am also thinking about trying > making a deb file. >
What I do personal, is I just put everything I wanted set into /etc/profile and make /etc/bash.bashrc call /etc/profile. Its main drawback is that its harder to make changes that would be only in effect for login shells, but I use login shells so rarely and I have nothing I would want different that it doesn't matter. Another option is to put the common part into a third file and source it from both /etc/profile and /etc/bash.bashrc > thanks, > ->HS > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
