problems with $PATH

problems with $PATH

[Louis-David Mitterrand]

I have defined

ZDOTDIR=~/.zsh

and put my PATH statement in ~/.zsh/.zshenv so that even when working in
an editor the shell knows my PATH. And 'echo $PATH' from the vi command
line gives the correct value.

Then I have erased the PATH from ~/.zsh/.zshrc thinking that it is now
redundant because ~/.zsh/.zshenv is read on any invocation of the shell.
But when working at the normal shell prompt 'echo $PATH' does not give a
correct value...???

Am I missing something?

TIA

-- 

     Louis-David Mitterrand
     http://www.aparima.com/F1/
     mito@aparima.com

Re: problems with $PATH

[Zefram]

Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
>and put my PATH statement in ~/.zsh/.zshenv so that even when working in
>an editor the shell knows my PATH. And 'echo $PATH' from the vi command
>line gives the correct value.
>
>Then I have erased the PATH from ~/.zsh/.zshrc thinking that it is now
>redundant because ~/.zsh/.zshenv is read on any invocation of the shell.
>But when working at the normal shell prompt 'echo $PATH' does not give a
>correct value...???

Is there possibly an /etc/zprofile or /etc/zshrc modifying the path?

-zefram

Re: problems with $PATH

[Louis-David Mitterrand]

On Apr 22 97, Zefram <zefram@dcs.warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
> Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> >and put my PATH statement in ~/.zsh/.zshenv so that even when working in
> >an editor the shell knows my PATH. And 'echo $PATH' from the vi command
> >line gives the correct value.
> >
> >Then I have erased the PATH from ~/.zsh/.zshrc thinking that it is now
> >redundant because ~/.zsh/.zshenv is read on any invocation of the shell.
> >But when working at the normal shell prompt 'echo $PATH' does not give a
> >correct value...???
> 
> Is there possibly an /etc/zprofile or /etc/zshrc modifying the path?
> 
> -zefram

You are right, I had redundantly defined the PATH in both /etc/zshenv
and /etc/zprofile, this last one wiped out the ~/.zsh/.zshenv PATH
entry. I should read the docs better. 

Thank you Zefram.

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     Louis-David Mitterrand
     http://www.aparima.com/F1/
     mito@aparima.com

Re: problems with $PATH

[Stefan Monnier]

Louis-David Mitterrand <mito@aparima.com> writes:
> You are right, I had redundantly defined the PATH in both /etc/zshenv
> and /etc/zprofile, this last one wiped out the ~/.zsh/.zshenv PATH
> entry. I should read the docs better. 

Wasn't there someone who recently complained about that arguing that the order
should be /etc/zshenv, /etc/zshrc, ~/.zshenv, ~/.zshrc ?
Oops, you're right, that was me !


        Stefan

Re: problems with $PATH

[Greg Badros]

Stefan Monnier <monnier+/news/lists/zsh/users@TEQUILA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU> writes:

> Louis-David Mitterrand <mito@aparima.com> writes:
> > You are right, I had redundantly defined the PATH in both /etc/zshenv
> > and /etc/zprofile, this last one wiped out the ~/.zsh/.zshenv PATH
> > entry. I should read the docs better. 
> 
> Wasn't there someone who recently complained about that arguing that the order
> should be /etc/zshenv, /etc/zshrc, ~/.zshenv, ~/.zshrc ?
> Oops, you're right, that was me !
>         Stefan

I tend to agree.  What was the argument against giving the user's files
the last laugh?

Greg

Re: problems with $PATH

[Bruce Stephens]

gjb@cs.washington.edu said:
> > Wasn't there someone who recently complained about that arguing 
> that the order should be /etc/zshenv, /etc/zshrc, ~/.zshenv, ~/.zshrc 
> ? Oops, you're right, that was me !         Stefan

> I tend to agree.  What was the argument against giving the user's 
> files the last laugh? 

I think it was so that the system defaults could be disabled by the user
files.  Under some circumstances you don't want the system files to be read
at all.


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