Re: zsh environment not always set properly using XQuartz's X11.app (v2.3.3.2)
Re: zsh environment not always set properly using XQuartz's X11.app (v2.3.3.2)
- Subject: Re: zsh environment not always set properly using XQuartz's X11.app (v2.3.3.2)
- From: Martin Costabel <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:46:43 +0200
Daniel Sproul wrote:
I have installed XQuartz's X11.app version 2.3.3.2 over the normal
X11.app that comes with MacOSX. I'm running OSX version 10.5.7.
If I launch X11.app by clicking the dock icon, my (zsh) environment will
Stupid question: Are you sure that the dock starts the right X11.app?
That is, does "Show in Finder" from the X11 dock icon menu indeed give
/Applications/Utilities/X11.app and not something else? I have
occasionally had the dock icon starting an old version of an app that I
had moved out of the way to test a new version.
not be set properly (ie. .zprofile not getting read), whereas if I
launch X11.app from a Terminal.app window (say with "startx &" or "xterm &")
my environment *will* be properly set (ie. .zprofile does get read)
There was some mention of a similar problem on the XQuartz FAQ:
http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X11-UsersFAQ#Howcanmylauncedapplicationsinheritmytcshenvironment
As you noticed, that wiki entry is outdated and wrong.
--
Martin
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