During configuration of another machine running Etch, I discovered that .bash_profile appears to be ignored when logging into X.
Specifically, the problem is that the "~/bin" directory does not appear in the path when, in an X terminal, I execute: $ echo $PATH However, when I switch over to a virtual terminal and as the same user execute the same command, "~/bin" does appear in the path. Double-checking, I find that the same thing now happens on this machine. I suspect that a package upgrade caused the problem, because a makefile which ran without error in an X terminal on this machine a few weeks ago now fails because it cannot find a link which is in "~/bin". However, the file runs without error from a virtual terminal. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]