From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28256 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2005 10:52:53 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 18 Mar 2005 10:52:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 66226 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2005 10:52:48 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 18 Mar 2005 10:52:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 28113 invoked by alias); 18 Mar 2005 10:52:45 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 21004 Received: (qmail 28099 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2005 10:52:44 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 18 Mar 2005 10:52:44 -0000 Received: (qmail 65942 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2005 10:52:44 -0000 Received: from mailhost1.csr.com (HELO MAILSWEEPER01.csr.com) (81.105.217.43) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 18 Mar 2005 10:52:40 -0000 Received: from exchange03.csr.com (unverified [10.100.137.60]) by MAILSWEEPER01.csr.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.12) with ESMTP id ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:51:06 +0000 Received: from news01.csr.com ([10.103.143.38]) by exchange03.csr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:54:32 +0000 Received: from news01.csr.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by news01.csr.com (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j2IAqcl3007766; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:52:38 GMT Received: from csr.com (pws@localhost) by news01.csr.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id j2IAqcKO007763; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:52:38 GMT Message-Id: <200503181052.j2IAqcKO007763@news01.csr.com> X-Authentication-Warning: news01.csr.com: pws owned process doing -bs To: Michael Wardle , zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: problem redeclaring path variable (ksh incompatibility) In-reply-to: <1050317165007.ZM32408@candle.brasslantern.com> References: <423994CA.4010609@endbracket.net> <1050317165007.ZM32408@candle.brasslantern.com> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:52:38 +0000 From: Peter Stephenson X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Mar 2005 10:54:32.0871 (UTC) FILETIME=[DDFC0B70:01C52BA8] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 on a.mx.sunsite.dk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=6.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Hits: -2.5 Bart Schaefer wrote: > Hence the "path" variable exists and is special and may > only be overridden locally to a function by using "typeset -h path=...". Or you can run typeset -h path on the existing path variable in the main shell, e.g. at startup. Then you don't have to alter the function. -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR PLC, Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road Cambridge, CB4 0WZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070 ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. **********************************************************************