2009/1/15 Mike Castle <dalgoda+deb...@gmail.com>: > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:33 AM, JoeHill <joeh...@teksavvy.com> wrote: >> The funny thing is, I already have this in my .bash_profile: >> >> # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists >> if [ -d ~/bin ] ; then >> PATH=~/bin:"${PATH}" >> fi > > I don't think .bash_profile gets sourced when you log in via an > XDM/GDM type session. (After all, when would it, since you don't > really have a login shell.) > > Personally, I have it in my .bashrc, though that has it's own set of > drawbacks. > > If you do some searches about debian and sourcing login shells and > gdm, you'll find more than enough reading material to keep you busy > for hours. > > mrc >
Thanks, Mike. Actually, rather than be busy for hours, I do wish that there were some document that explains what gets run where, clearly. I have yet to find one. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü