X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,KHOP_THREADED,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: /etc/profile Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:54:16 +0200 Lines: 30 Message-ID: <871uiylkav.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: <20120822191002.GA5467@pris.crapsteak.org> <50353D71.9000306@dancol.org> <87ehmyllon.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <407990256.20120823004528@mtu-net.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2 (gnu/linux) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Andrey Repin writes: > Greetings, Achim Gratz! > >>> People execute Windows programs using Cygwin all the time. With this >>> change, basic things like "cmd" and "notepad" will fail to work. >>> Working with Windows programs is the *point* of Cygwin. I really don't >>> think this change should go into the default startup scripts. > >> The change is about giving users a choice. You can now drop a script >> into profile.d that just does: > >> PATH="${PATH}:${ORIGINAL_PATH}" > > The point it, I don't want this. You do realise that this is exactly what is done today, just at a different place, do you? > My $PATH is set in Windows, and I do not modify it in startup scripts. Yes you do, in /etc/profile - check it yourself. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf rackAttack: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple