From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16801 invoked from network); 19 Nov 1997 17:27:00 -0000 Received: from math.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 19 Nov 1997 17:27:00 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by math.gatech.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA26368; Wed, 19 Nov 1997 12:04:08 -0500 (EST) Resent-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 12:04:08 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19971119120407.04283@cypress.math.gatech.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 12:04:07 -0500 From: Richard Coleman To: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Subject: Re: path/PATH function References: <19971119103756.34168@astaroth.nit.gwu.edu> <971119082751.ZM574@candle.brasslantern.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.81 In-Reply-To: <971119082751.ZM574@candle.brasslantern.com>; from Bart Schaefer on Wed, Nov 19, 1997 at 08:27:51AM -0800 Resent-Message-ID: <"XmrhH.0.uR6.7mnSq"@math> Resent-From: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/3622 X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu > This "feature" is restricted at present to a few pairs of variables that are > hardwired at compile time. They include: > > CDPATH cdpath > FPATH fpath > MAILPATH mailpath > MANPATH manpath > PATH path > > These are documented in `man zshparam` and in the info files. The remark > in the FAQ refers to the desire to provide arbitrary user-defined pairs > of variables that behave this way. I've been planning on changing this. But I've been waiting for a new release of 3.1.x before I work on it (since so many patches have been sent to the list since last release). Zoltan, are you still around? -- Richard Coleman coleman@math.gatech.edu