From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A, RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from lsanca1-ar15-113-075.elnk.dsl.gtei.net ([4.41.113.75] helo=portablehole.net) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15gFSj-00080C-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Sun, 09 Sep 2001 19:02:09 -0600 Received: (qmail 26009 invoked from network); 10 Sep 2001 01:14:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO www.portablehole.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 10 Sep 2001 01:14:03 -0000 Received: from 63.204.249.181 (SquirrelMail authenticated user jano) by www.portablehole.net with HTTP; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:14:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <64009.63.204.249.181.1000084443.squirrel@www.portablehole.net> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] minor problems with _rc6 From: "jano" To: In-Reply-To: <20010909181208.19b4a3b1.erichey2@home.com> References: <20010909181208.19b4a3b1.erichey2@home.com> X-Mailer: SquirrelMail (version 1.1.3 [cvs]) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun Sep 9 19:03:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:14:03 -0700 (PDT) X-Archives-Salt: 32928800-6475-4210-8975-2474ad1aa7eb X-Archives-Hash: 1149f997f0bbb78f9765cf6f02fefa7a I can answer one of the questions :) > 5) I can't find any way to get the aliases in /etc/profile to be > recognized when starting an xterm window under xfce. I've tried > adding a ~/.bashrc that does source /etc/profile. I've added --login > to both the startxfce and xfterm scripts. Nothing. If I enter ls, no > colorization. If I manually source /etc/profile, then ls works with > colorization. What am I missing? .bashrc is read when you su without -; otherwise, you need a .bash_profile. But why /etc/profile isn't being read is weird.. it should. Hope that helps, jano > > TIA > -- > Collins Richey > Denver Area > gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org > http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev