bash_completion syntax error

[Luis]

On 11/2/06, Marius Gedminas <marius at pov.lt> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 07:24:58PM +0100, Marco Mandl wrote:
> > after upgrading to edgy I had to rename /etc/bash_completion and
> > /etc/bash_completion.d because multiple syntax errors in these files where
> > preventing the gnome session from starting.
>
> Gnome session should not source /etc/bash_completion in any case.  In
> edgy this breaks because .gnomerc is processed by a POSIX shell (dash)
> instead of bash.
>
> > I have not found any indications that others have the same problem. Very
> > strange.
>
> I had it.  I fixed it this way: my ~/.gnomerc contains

Why would you need Gnome to read your .bash_profile? Gnome terminal
should just be set to "Login shell". That way gnome-terminal sources
your dot files whenever you open a window.

No need to do "hackish" work-arounds.

Tip:

instead of: export PS1=

do: unset PS1

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Luis Mondesi
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