[Nix-dev] [NixOS/nixos] 0f6e9b: Unconditionally add ~/bin to $PATH
Peter Simons
simons at cryp.to
Wed Jun 19 15:06:30 CEST 2013
Hi Eelco,
> Changed paths:
> M modules/programs/bash/profile.sh
>
> Log Message:
> -----------
> Unconditionally add ~/bin to $PATH
here we go again. :-( I thought we had reached a consensus on this issue
a long time ago?
| commit 8eca4db54aed5b0969a2f0c56e2736cb3c8a078a
| Author: Peter Simons <simons at cryp.to>
| Date: Sat Dec 31 12:56:45 2011 +0000
|
| /etc/profile: do not add ~/bin to $PATH in system-wide init file
|
| Users who want a user-specific bin directory to override system paths should
| configure that in their user-specific ~/.bashrc, not in the system-wide init
| file. The global file shouldn't add directories from user homes to $PATH
| without knowing whether those actually exist or whether the users even want
| them in $PATH. On my system, for example, there is no ~/bin, so I don't want my
| $PATH to look for one. Removing an erroneous entry from $PATH is cumbersome,
| but adding one is easy, so it feels better to err on the side of caution.
Take care,
Peter
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