On Feb 16, 2011, at 8:52 PM, Wes Baker wrote: > Ben, > > I'm using zsh and I'm using oh-my-zsh to set everything. As part of > the package, I have this line: > > export PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.1/bin:/usr/local/bin: > $PATH
I had to set the path in ~/.zprofile to make it work on MacVim. Then I just check in ~/.zshrc if the path is already set. > When in the terminal and I echo $PATH, I get this (edited to make it a > bit more readable): > > /Users/wes/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin: > /Users/wes/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136@global/bin: > /Users/wes/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin: > /Users/wes/.rvm/bin: > /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.1/bin: > /usr/local/bin: > /usr/bin:/bin: > /usr/sbin:/sbin: > /usr/local/bin: > /usr/X11/bin > > When in MacVim (using mvim) and I type !echo $PATH, I get this: > > /usr/bin: > /bin: > /usr/sbin: > /sbin: > /usr/local/bin: > /usr/X11/bin: > /Users/wes/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin: > /Users/wes/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136@global/bin: > /Users/wes/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin: > /Users/wes/.rvm/bin:/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.1/bin > > Then for a bit of added fun, when opening MacVim from the Applications > folder, I get this: > > /usr/bin: > /bin: > /usr/sbin: > /sbin: > /usr/local/bin: > /usr/X11/bin > > Why the differences between everything? > > Wes > > On Feb 16, 8:04 pm, Ben Schmidt <mail_ben_schm...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: >> I don't think this should be a problem these days. >> >> My $PATH is the same in MacVim and Terminal, and I didn't notice a >> change when I upgraded from 10.4.x to 10.6.x either (so I didn't even >> know about /etc/paths until I read your email, and everything has been >> working fine). >> >> So...how are you setting your $PATH for Terminal? Are you using your >> default login shell or something else in Terminal? >> >> Ben. >> >> On 17/02/11 9:20 AM, Wes Baker wrote: >> >> >> >>> I know folks have talked about this before, how MacVim's $PATH >>> variable and the terminal's $PATH variable are different. One fix was >>> a Preference in the Advanced tab that seems to have been made a >>> default now and removed. The $PATH variables seem close now, but the >>> order is different and that's become a problem when using ctags. >> >>> Mac has a version of ctags installed at /usr/bin/ctags and I have a >>> version installed in homebrew at /usr/local/bin/ctags. When I do a >>> which ctags in the Terminal I get the right ctags since it /usr/local/ >>> bin occurs first in my $PATH variable, but in MacVim (since it's >>> using /etc/paths) it prefers /usr/bin and goes with the old decrepit >>> version of ctags. >> >>> I've attempted to find a fix by manually changing the path in >>> the .vimrc, but that hasn't done anything. Is there any other way >>> around this? >> >>> Thanks >>> Wes > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_mac" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -- You received this message from the "vim_mac" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
