cygwin modifies path: problems in NTEmacs shell buffer

Thu Aug 10 08:19:00 GMT 2000

Hi David,

this might help to fix the problem.
Thanks
Markus

Robinow, David writes:
 >  This answer isn't really related to cygwin so followup if necessary to an
 > Emacs list. If I'm way off base let me know by e-mail.
 >  The following quote is from the comment following "(defun shell ()" in
 > lisp/shell.el
 >  "If a file `~/.emacs_SHELLNAME' exists, it is given as initial input"
 > 
 >  So you can add your emacs-specific bash startup commands in the file
 > ~/.emacs_bash
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Markus Hoenicka [ mailto:Markus.Hoenicka@uth.tmc.edu ]
 > ...
 > That means my .bashrc is read correctly, but Cygwin fails to add
 > /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin.
 > ...
 > I could certainly just add the missing paths in my .bashrc, but this
 > would mean that I have three duplicate paths in my command line bash
 > sessions.
 > 
 > Any ideas how to rectify this?
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 > <P><FONT SIZE=2> This answer isn't really related to cygwin so followup if necessary to an</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Emacs list. If I'm way off base let me know by e-mail.</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2> The following quote is from the comment following "(defun shell ()" in lisp/shell.el</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2> "If a file `~/.emacs_SHELLNAME' exists, it is given as initial input"</FONT>
 > </P>
 > 
 > <P><FONT SIZE=2> So you can add your emacs-specific bash startup commands in the file ~/.emacs_bash</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Markus Hoenicka [<A HREF=" mailto:Markus.Hoenicka@uth.tmc.edu "> mailto:Markus.Hoenicka@uth.tmc.edu </A>]</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>...</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>That means my .bashrc is read correctly, but Cygwin fails to add</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin.</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>...</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>I could certainly just add the missing paths in my .bashrc, but this</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>would mean that I have three duplicate paths in my command line bash</FONT>
 > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>sessions.</FONT>
 > </P>
 > 
 > <P><FONT SIZE=2>Any ideas how to rectify this?</FONT>
 > </P>
 > 
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