Re: problems with XFree

[Robert Collins <robert dot collins at syncretize dot net>]

On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 21:46, Nicholas Wourms wrote:
> Jehan,
> 
> As a rule of thumb, packages should *never* modify the /etc/profile
> script (even if you do back it up).  This is a big no-no, as most
> *nix people would tell you.  If you insist on getting into a
> discussion on why this is, then so be it.  Instead, create 2 scripts
> (a csh and a sh) and drop them into the /etc/profile.d/ directory. 
> This way we play it safe and every one is happy.  Also, your scripts
> should check to see if the path has already been set, if it has, then
> don't set it again.  Remeber, the more entries in the path, the
> slower Cygwin will operate.

Yup. The previous thread ended up with a directory test in /etc/profile
(to catch all shell) and foundered on how to issue a new /etc/profile to
the users.

Rob