This does not work for me, which is not surprising.
perhaps export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/BMRT/bin
better set PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/BMRT/bin
export PATH
Further, the PATH statement should be in .bashrc (which is dotted into the
environment via .bash_profile). If memory serves .bash_profile is for
interactive shells and .bashrc is for executive shells (dotting .bashrc in
allows it to be used for both). The current implementation seems heavy
handed, as everything (including a bunch of stuff that would only be useful
interactively) is set in .bashrc.
However, as I stated previously, it seems the name of the game is to change
everything beyond recognition.
On Monday 25 June 2001 01:08, Praedor S. Tempus wrote:
> Hello.
> Yes I did do an "export". It is prepended to the path statement in my own
> .bash_profile AND it is in the path statement in /etc/profile.
>
> My .bash_profile statement starts: export
> PATH=&PATH:/usr/local/BMRT/bin:... etc. If I do this same thing from the
> commandline, it works and for that session my BMRT directory is known.
> Reboot and it is lost. I also tried the path.sh trick as described.
> Didn't work. I created the file, made it executable, placed it in
> /etc/profile.d and rebooted. So...with all the following I am still
> missing my desired additions to my path when I run "env":
>
> PATH in /etc/profile contains /usr/local/BMRT/bin and it starts with
> "export". My personal .bash_profile contains the same path statement
> addtion. And finally, an executable placed in /etc/profile.d named
> "path.sh" with the same path export statement all still fail to change my
> environment. I DON'T UNDERSTAND!
>
> Somewhere on this infernal box is a path statement which is setting it up
> for me and all users. I cannot find it - I would like to change it so a
> few new directories are in the path for all users. It used to be
> /etc/profile which contained the penultimate path statement - but no more.
> Apparently, .bash_profile doesn't serve any purpose (on my box at least).
> I have to manually do an "export <desired path>" from a CLI to get it to
> change but then, it is ONLY for that session.
>
> On Sunday 24 June 2001 03:34 pm, you wrote:
> > On Saturday 23 June 2001 12:05, Alexander Skwar wrote:
> > > So sprach Praedor S.Tempus am Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 09:41:36AM -0600:
> > > > What is wrong here? What am I missing? Where is THE penultimate
> > > > path statement located these days?
> > >
> > > The easiest/cleanest solution is to create a /etc/profile.d/path.sh,
> > > which contains your path statement.
> > >
> > > Alexander Skwar
> >
> > I guess I'm concerned that with this release, the quickest cleanest way
> > to do a lot of things is to deviate from the standard. One of the
> > strenghts of Linux is that everything is where you expect to find it.
> > Mandrake changing things around is a bad thing. Linux should be Linux,
> > if you want to shield the user behind a dummy proof screen, cool; but on
> > the other side of the screen should be the text files we have grown to
> > know and love.
> >
> > A possibly silly question for Praedor S.Tempus, did you export the PATH?
> >
> > mg
> > '
