Configuration Information: Machine: i686 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin' -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash.bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash.bash_logout' uname output: Linux archtop 2.6.39-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 7 05:49:02 UTC 2011 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.2 Patch Level: 10 Release Status: release Description: Relevant compilation CFLAGS: -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash.bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash.bash_logout' When compiled with these flags, the bash man page does not mention anything about these files. Repeat-By: Compile bash with the aforementioned flags, install, and run: man bash | grep -E 'bash\.bash(rc|_logout)' # nothing Fix: Mention SYS_BASHRC and SYS_BASH_LOGOUT in the man page if they are not empty, but the user shall be informed that these are not standard configurations.