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bug#11256: make check problems with coreutils 8.16 and earlier
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Paul Eggert |
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bug#11256: make check problems with coreutils 8.16 and earlier |
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Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:41:41 -0700 |
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On 04/16/2012 10:48 AM, Tim Mooney wrote:
> I build my PATH from scratch in my .bashrc, rather than inheriting it from
> the system defaults. I'm guessing this is what's causing the test
> failures.
Yes, that sounds like that's the problem.
In general, one cannot put arbitrary computation into .bashrc, as
that messes things up. For example, it's a bad idea to put
'echo xxx' into .bashrc.
Shouldn't PATH-building be in .profile, not in .bashrc?