I forgot to "Reply All" my previous mail. Here it is: Hi Michael,
On 8/29/07, Michael Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. I am not quite sure about that because I have a lot of other variables and things in .bash_profile which is available from konsole or xterm. For example, my PATH is being set in .bash_profile which ofcourse is available from konsole or xterm. And .bashrc is being sourced inside .bash_profile. > Is there a reason that you don't want to set this in .bashrc? Not really! I am living that way right now. But ideally, a library path need be defined once, shouldn't it? > 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 I will look into that soon. > 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? Yes. > Is that a KDE-standard variable? Of course not! I was just playing with the variable name :) In fact, as I mentioned earlier, I do have other variables (exported) in .bash_profile which are available (with their appropriate values) inside konsole or xterm. -- Regards PK -------------------------------------- http://counter.li.org #402424 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
