From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
To: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
Cc: "Jakub Kądziołka" <kuba@kadziolka.net>, 42752@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#42752] [PATCH core-updates] gnu: bash: Make completions work in non-login shells.
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:24:02 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <875y2zeq3x.fsf_-_@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <874kp9y3ka.fsf@gnu.org> (Mathieu Othacehe's message of "Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:44:37 +0200")
Hi,
Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> writes:
> Hello,
>
>> Oh! It seems I overwrote it with my own .bashrc when I migrated my
>> dotfiles. I still think this patch is a good idea - I think we should
>> make /etc/skel/.bashrc contain only nice-to-have defaults, such as
>> changing the prompt based on $GUIX_ENVIRONMENT, and move the essential
>> things to /etc/bashrc. That way, overwriting the .bashrc won't break
>> anything important.
>>
>> I guess I should follow this patch up with an adjustment to
>> /etc/skel/.bashrc, removing the 'source /etc/bashrc' line?
>
> That would make sense. Maybe you could replace the sourcing by a comment
> explaining how bash behaviour is altered to source /etc/bashrc for
> interactive, non-login shell.
I somewhat weary of the undefined behavior this could have on foreign
distributions?
I'll close this, but feel free to continue discussing it here.
--
Thanks,
Maxim
prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-10-21 19:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-08-07 22:14 [bug#42752] [PATCH core-updates] gnu: bash: Make completions work in non-login shells Jakub Kądziołka
2020-08-10 9:25 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-08-10 14:41 ` Jakub Kądziołka
2020-08-11 8:44 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2023-10-21 19:24 ` Maxim Cournoyer [this message]
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