.bash_profile not run when using graphical login

[Andy]

Michael Brandtner wrote:
> Am Montag, den 04.10.2004, 17:07 +0100 schrieb Andy:
> 
> 
>>So I'd like to know if other people think it would be a good idea for 
>>..bash_profile to be run if you log in graphically and then open a 
>>terminal windows.
> 
> 
> How about /etc/env.d?
> Gentoo ist doing it this way and its nice.

<snip>

> It's a nice way and you have to change or add your environment-variables
> in exactly *one* place for everyone.

Nice system - but only appropriate for common environment variables, 
surely? The point of ~/.bash_profile and ~/.bashrc is to set up a user's 
_individual_ preferences. .bash_profile for the things that get done 
once (i.e. for a login shell), and .bashrc for things that run for every 
shell (to simplify somewhat). I like to be able to customise individual 
user's shell accounts when needed, so I still think it would be a good 
idea for .bash_profile to run for graphical logins.

Thanks

Andy