unusual (?) bash $PATH in linux...

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Ker highwaystar

the $PATH variable in bash (bash-2.05b-6mdk, mandrake 9.0) has a double-slash in the first instance of '/usr/bin' (reads '/usr//bin'), and has an empty entry between the second instance of '/usr/bin' and '/usr/local/bin'. (reads '/usr/bin/::/usr/local/bin').

i've had this pose a problem while compiling/configuring a few programs. now, i can fix this temporarily by manually setting a corrected $PATH; of course, everytime i close then open a new shell, the weird entries return. however, i've looked through the .bash_profile for my login and /etc/profile, and i can't figure out where these bad entries are generated. either i can't see it, or there's something else in the system that's generating this bum $PATH. any insight into this would be greatly appreciated, and go a long way in reducing my dependency on RPMs. :)

peace

-highwaystar

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>unusual (?) bash $PATH in linux... - Ker highwaystar 2003-01-04 03:22:02 <
- RE: unusual (?) bash $PATH in linux... - Ker mercurus 2003-01-04 10:16:26
  - RE: unusual (?) bash $PATH in linux... - Tr whirlwind 2003-01-05 12:35:11
    - thanks all... - Ker highwaystar 2003-01-06 02:42:48

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Message:	On 2003-01-04 03:22:02, highwaystar wrote >the $PATH variable in bash (bash-2.05b-6mdk, mandrake 9.0) has a double-slash in the first instance of '/usr/bin' (reads '/usr//bin'), and has an empty entry between the second instance of '/usr/bin' and '/usr/local/bin'. (reads '/usr/bin/::/usr/local/bin'). > >i've had this pose a problem while compiling/configuring a few programs. now, i can fix this temporarily by manually setting a corrected $PATH; of course, everytime i close then open a new shell, the weird entries return. however, i've looked through the .bash_profile for my login and /etc/profile, and i can't figure out where these bad entries are generated. either i can't see it, or there's something else in the system that's generating this bum $PATH. any insight into this would be greatly appreciated, and go a long way in reducing my dependency on RPMs. :) > >peace > >-highwaystar
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