Re: KDE finds no package executables ** Please help!

[David Brownlee <abs%anim.dreamworks.com@localhost>]

        Try starting kde with 'SHELL -c startkde' where SHELL if your
        preferred shell.

        I've attached my /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession file - you could
        probably drop it onto your system and move away your .xsession.

                David/absolute

       What _is_, what _should be_, and what _could be_ are all distinct.

On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Stefan Sichler wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> my KDE finds no executables of packages, ie. /usr/pkg/bin seems not to be in
> the PATH definition. 
> Since I'm trying for days, I've added the correct PATH definitions to _ALL_
> files I could think of: /etc/profile, /etc/csh.cshrc, ~/.bashrc, /etc/shinit
> (with ENV pointing to it), and even in /etc/rc !
> 
> But it still doesn't work.
> Though all sh/csh/ksh/bash login- and non-login shells have the correct path
> definitions set (even KDE's kappfinder (called via the kpanel) finds all apps
> correctly), I can't exec any application in /usr/pkg/bin via kpanel or via the
> "execute command..." function of the kde desktop. 
> 
> My config is as follows:
> 
> netbsd kernel 1.3.0
> netbsd binaries 1.3.0
> kde package 1.3.2
> kde subpackages (uulib, png, tiff) 1.3.3
> bash package 1.3.3
> ....some other packages
> 
> I start kde via kdm from /etc/rc,
> my .xsession file only contains "exec startkde".
> 
> 
> ****  Please help my, 'cause it drives my crazy!  ****
>  
> Thanks,
> 
> Stefan   
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#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: Xsession /main/10 1995/12/18 18:21:28 gildea $

# redirect errors to a file in user's home directory if we can
for errfile in "$HOME/.xsession-errors" "${TMPDIR-/tmp}/xses-$USER" 
"/tmp/xses-$USER"
do
        if ( cp /dev/null "$errfile" 2> /dev/null )
        then
                chmod 600 "$errfile"
                exec > "$errfile" 2>&1
                break
        fi
done

case $# in
1)
        case $1 in
        #@ --- Local addition
        kde )
                exec tcsh -c startkde
                ;;
        #@ --- End of local addition
        failsafe)
                exec xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0
                ;;
        esac
esac

startup=$HOME/.xsession
resources=$HOME/.Xresources

#@ --- Local addition
. /etc/profile
#@ --- End of local addition

if [ -f "$startup" ]; then
        exec "$startup"
else
        if [ -f "$resources" ]; then
                xrdb -load "$resources"
        fi
        #@ --- Local addition
        if [ -r /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xmodmap ];then
                xmodmap /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xmodmap
        fi
        if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2 ];then
                exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2
        fi
        #@ --- End of local addition
        exec xsm
fi