> In general touching /etc/profile is not required, how the default > PATH in Solaris is > too limited to be useful for desktop users. PATH should contain > things like, /usr/sbin, > /usr/ccs/bin, /usr/sfw/bin, /usr/X11/bin, /usr/gnu/bin for a good out > of the box experience > on the LiveCD. Otherwise users won't find half the commands in the > default environment > and will quickly form a negative opinion, esp. Linux users.
/usr/ccs/bin & /usr/sfw/bin are intended to just consist of symbolic links by the time the initial prototype has been released so including them isn't necessary. We could include /usr/gnu/bin but given that directory consists of the "conflicts" with various /usr/bin components, it would only make sense to include that at the front of the PATH if we wanted to prefer the GNU variants. I'm planning on sending out a proposal of making some other changes to the /usr/bin components including that of what the default /bin/sh should be. I think we also identified /uar/bin/grep as a component to replace with the GNU variant. dsc
