* Marc Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061216 23:52]: > On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 07:13:39AM -0600, Russell L. Harris wrote: > > During configuration of another machine running Etch, I discovered > > that .bash_profile appears to be ignored when logging into X. > > No reason why it should be... your .bash_profile is, of course, a > configuration file related to the bash shell, which X certainly is not. > > Perhaps what you *actually* mean is that bash, when running in an xterm, > does not source your .bash_profile. > > Bash has a man page for just this reason. Actually reading it would > probably be a good idea, especially the "INVOCATION" section, which > describes when and under what conditions bash uses its various > configuration files. > > Presumably you have told xterm not to run as a login shell, as that's the > criterion for bash to pay attention to .bash_profile.
Hi, Marc. I see what you are saying, and I agree with you. But I still am puzzled regarding the fact that there has been a change in the behaviour of my system. The fact is that the make file which worked properly just a week or two ago quit working when run (as I normally run it) from multignometerminal, because "~/bin" no longer was in the path. Perhaps in the distant past I edited .bashrc and forgot to make a note of it, and then an upgrade of bash installed a new .bashrc ? RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
