FS#67990 - append_path not defined when Zsh is loading `/etc/profiled.d/` scripts
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Opened by Joshua Ellis (JP-Ellis) - Friday, 25 September 2020, 01:16 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Friday, 25 September 2020, 01:23 GMT
Opened by Joshua Ellis (JP-Ellis) - Friday, 25 September 2020, 01:16 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Friday, 25 September 2020, 01:23 GMT
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# Description
When Bash loads, the scripts within `/etc/profiled.d/` are loaded within the `/etc/profile` script which defines `append_path`. Zsh on the other hand sources this script directory from `/etc/zsh/zshenv` which does *not* define this append_path function. This is causing an issue with a [recent update](https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/commit/14b4244f492b77f59e2f03f6774d12615da5ec73#diff-8d0411b338c83cd8cd8ad9d9db127101) to the perl package as it is making using of `append_path`. I'm not sure whether this is a bug from the Perl package to assume the function exists, or whether it is a bug in Zsh not to load /etc/profile first. ## Additional info ### Package Versions - zsh 5.8-1 - perl 5.32.0-3 ### Steps to reproduce Launch zsh |
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Closed by Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Friday, 25 September 2020, 01:23 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Use the forums, IRC, or mailing lists for support
Friday, 25 September 2020, 01:23 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Use the forums, IRC, or mailing lists for support
Edit: you're doing it from /etc/zsh/zshenv? That file doesn't exist by default on Arch. You're doing things wrong.
Furthermore, according to Google and https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/71253/what-should-shouldnt-go-in-zshenv-zshrc-zlogin-zprofile-zlogout , zshenv is sourced on every single shell start, like bash does for .bashrc, whereas zprofile is (like the name suggests) sourced only once, on login, just like bash does for .bash_profile and /etc/profile itself. So not only is this your bug, not Arch's bug, for manually sourcing profile.d directly, and not only is it a waste of time since the package's default configs do this for you... you're using the documented-incorrect file to do these one-time-only updates.