On 8/29/07, P Kapat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the following lines in .bash_profile (bash is my default shell): > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/usr/lib:$HOME/usr/local/lib > export LD_LIBRARYPATH="Nonsense" # just a stub > When I log into this machine from a VT or remotely (ssh) I have > LD_LIBRARY_PATH as expected (as well as LD_LIBRARYPATH). But, when I > login locally (to a KDE session) and start a konsole (or xterm) > LD_LIBRARY_PATH is absent, LD_LIBRARYPATH is present though. > > If I have the same lines in .bashrc, then both the variables are > present in konsole/xterm. So, something is "unset"ing LD_LIBRARY_PATH > after .bash_profile is executed.
I'd guess the problem is just the opposite. Your .bash_profile is only being executed for login shells. If KDE isn't starting login shells, then only your .bashrc is being executed. Is there a reason that you don't want to set this in .bashrc? If so, you can probably change some resource (I'm not familiar with KDE) so that starting konsole or xterm opens a login shell, rather than the default non-login. For xterm, the option is "-ls". You might be able to set this from X resources as XTerm*loginShell: true Of course, the fact that you're getting LD_LIBRARYPATH set seems a bit odd (to me, at least). Does it have the value you set in .bash_profile? Is that a KDE-standard variable? -- Michael A. Marsh http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~mmarsh http://mamarsh.blogspot.com http://36pints.blogspot.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
