Re: PATH

On 2012-09-11, Bee wrote:
> Both MacVim and Mac terminal vim use the PATH I have set.
>
> vim-app, a gui version of terminal vim compiled from MacPorts vim-app
> @7.3.646_0, does NOT use my PATH.
>
> I found it did not work when trying
> :r !gcal
> (/bin/bash: line 1: gcal: command not found)
>
> How would I get vim-app to start with my PATH?

I'm not all that familiar with Macs, but some Unix principles may
apply. The window manager that starts your vim-app has to see the
correct PATH in its environment as it starts. This usually means
setting PATH in your ~/.profile, not in your ~/.bashrc. You'll also
have to restart your window manager, e.g. by logging out and back
in, for the new PATH to have any effect.

> This did not work ( :help path )
> :set path=.,/opt/local/bin,/opt/local/sbin

That's the wrong path. 'path' is a Vim option. See ":help 'path'".
What you want is the environment variable PATH which Vim refers to
as $PATH. This should work:

:let $PATH = $PATH . ':/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin'

HTH,
Gary

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