> As I mentioned in previous posts, the current mechanism in > starttde causes $TDEDIRS to be ignored when $XDG_DATA_DIRS > is explicitly defined in the environment. > > This is what we need to add to the existing snippet > regarding $XDG_DATA_DIRS: > > * When $TDEDIRS is not defined in the environment, do > nothing additional. Leave functionality as is. > > * When $TDEDIRS is defined then parse that variable into > separate directories. Use those separate directories to form > the $XDG_DATA_DIRS variable. > > Notes: > > Explicitly declaring $XDG_DATA_DIRS will override $TDEDIRS, > which must then be explicitly identified in the > $XDG_DATA_DIRS string to remain useful. When $XDG_DATA_DIRS > is not explicitly declared, then $TDEDIRS is recognized and > works as intended. Therefore we need to compensate when > explicitly declaring $XDG_DATA_DIRS. > > The $TDEDIR variable is intended to be singular and $TDEDIRS > plural. When $TDEDIRS exists in the environment then parse > that variable into separate directories. > > By design, $TDEDIRS should contain whatever is set in > $TDEDIR. Therefore any additional directories set in > $TDEDIRS are intended to override data files found in > $TDEDIR. In both $TDEDIRS and $XDG_DATA_DIRS, those > additional directories should be placed before $TDEDIR and > before /usr/share. > > In $XDG_DATA_DIRS, $TDEDIR should be placed before > /usr/share to ensure those data files override anything in > /usr/share. > > For example, on my system I have the following: > > $TDEDIR=/opt/trinity > $TDEDIRS=/usr/local/tde-mods:/opt/trinity > > Therefore in my system, $XDG_DATA_DIRS should look like > this: > > XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/local/tde-mods/share:/opt/trinity/share:/usr/share > > I know of no limitations for expanding $TDEDIRS. > Theoretically then, $TDEDIRS could contain more than two > directories, but the last directory in the $TDEDIRS variable > should always be what is defined in $TDEDIR. > > For example, the following presumably could exist: > > $TDEDIR=/opt/trinity > $TDEDIRS=/usr/local/tde-mods:/opt/tde-mods:/opt/trinity > > Therefore $XDG_DATA_DIRS would look like this: > > XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/local/tde-mods/share:/opt/tde-mods/share:/opt/trinity/share:/usr/share I posted a patch to starttde in bug report 675 (http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=675). The patch works here. Please test. Thanks. Darrell