Bjorn and Ben, I'm now only setting the $PATH in .profile and .zprofile and I've also set MMLoginShellCommand for MacVim and I'm still having the same exact problem.
I changed my shell in the Accounts Preference Pane, which I'm assuming used chsh, but I'm not too sure. Any other ideas? Wes On Feb 17, 5:07 am, Ben Schmidt <mail_ben_schm...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > My guess is that something strange is going on with bash (which is used > to execute mvim via its #!/bin/sh opening line) and zsh. Possibly the > 'path_helper' that is executed in /etc/profile is messing things up. > > Also, have you set your login shell using chsh? If not, perhaps bash is > also being used by MacVim to start new processes with the New Window > command. > > Perhaps the simplest solution would be to set your path both in > .zprofile and .profile. As I only use bash, I just have my path set in > .profile and everything seems to work. > > Ben. > > On 17/02/11 2:02 PM, Wes Baker wrote: > > > > > Israel, > > > That seems to get the paths into the application, but they're still at > > the end of the $PATH string, so I'm still getting the wrong version of > > ctags. Thanks for your help though! > > > Wes > > > On Feb 16, 9:56 pm, "Israel Chauca F."<israelvar...@fastmail.fm> > > wrote: > >> 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, visithttp://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
