On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 04:35:21PM -0400, Daniel B. wrote:
> However, even ignoring that wider definition of shell with which
> you might not agree, traditional shells are still involved when
> you log in via a display manager. If you open xterm windows,
> they're running traditional shell subprocesses, with environment
> variables inherited from somewhere.
I've followed this thread with *great* amusement. Some of the ideas have been
hilarious. The X startup files are _not_ supposed to source anything shell
related. Why? Well, it is not supposed to. It has no reason to. It's to do
with shells only.
If you invoke X via 'startx' your ~/.bash{profile,rc} files are read anyway,
and if you login via a DM, then you can either source your login files from
~/.xsession, or set environment variables there.
-- Thomas Adam
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