Re: how to provide extra library paths?

I forgot to "Reply All" my previous mail. Here it is:

Hi Michael,

On 8/29/07, Michael Marsh <michael.a.marsh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 8/29/07, P Kapat <kap4lin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have the following lines in .bash_profile (bash is my default shell):
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/usr/lib:$HOME/usr/local/lib
export LD_LIBRARYPATH="Nonsense" # just a stub
When I log into this machine from a VT or remotely (ssh) I have
LD_LIBRARY_PATH as expected (as well as LD_LIBRARYPATH). But, when I
login locally (to a KDE session) and start a konsole (or xterm)
LD_LIBRARY_PATH is absent, LD_LIBRARYPATH is present though.

If I have the same lines in .bashrc, then both the variables are
present in konsole/xterm. So, something is "unset"ing LD_LIBRARY_PATH
after .bash_profile is executed.

I'd guess the problem is just the opposite. Your .bash_profile is
only being executed for login shells. If KDE isn't starting login
shells, then only your .bashrc is being executed.

I am not quite sure about that because I have a lot of other variables
and things in .bash_profile which is available from konsole or xterm.
For example, my PATH is being set in
.bash_profile which ofcourse is available from konsole or xterm. And
.bashrc is being sourced inside .bash_profile.

Is there a reason that you don't want to set this in .bashrc?

Not really! I am living that way right now. But ideally, a library
path need be defined once, shouldn't it?

If so, you can probably
change some resource (I'm not familiar with KDE) so that starting
konsole or xterm opens a login shell, rather than the default
non-login. For xterm, the option is "-ls". You might be able to set
this from X resources as
XTerm*loginShell: true

I will look into that soon.

Of course, the fact that you're getting LD_LIBRARYPATH set seems a bit
odd (to me, at least). Does it have the value you set in
.bash_profile?

Yes.

Is that a KDE-standard variable?

Of course not! I was just playing with the variable name :) In fact,
as I mentioned earlier, I do have other variables (exported) in
.bash_profile which are available (with their appropriate values)
inside konsole or xterm.

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Regards
PK
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