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From: taob@io.org (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: XMan and the directories it searches
Date: 9 Jul 1995 12:33:12 -0400
Organization: Internex Online (io.org) Data: 416-363-4151 Voice: 416-363-8676
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Message-ID: <3tp0c8$hri@ionews.io.org>
References: <DBFGpu.6Ir@ecf.toronto.edu>
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In article <DBFGpu.6Ir@ecf.toronto.edu>, FICNAR FRANK G <ficnar@ecf.toronto.edu> wrote:
>
> 2) if the above requires a MANPATH variable, how does one set
> this for an Xman not started from an environment from which it
> can inherit the proper MANPATH variable?
I have the same problem starting news or IRC from the window
manager menu (I need certain variables set before they are invoked).
I call a wrapper shell script right now that seems to solve the
problem, but isn't a 100% solution. When I'm back in front of my
computer after my holidays, I'm going to source my ~/.var file (which
contains all my variable definitions) in .xsession. That should solve
the problem. ~/.xsession is exec'd by /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession,
which itself is just a Bourne shell script. My window manager (also
ctwm) is started up last, so any variable declarations should be
effective for the life of the window manager session.
--
Brian ("Though this be madness, yet there is method in't") Tao
taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw <-- work ........ play --> taob@io.org