I've recently installed db2 on slackware and want to run the various apps by clicking an icon on the kde desktop - a simple task I know.

I can run the shell script db2cc from konsole which in turn runs the following -

db2javit -j:CC -i: -l: -o:"-Xmx128m -Xms32m" -a:"$*"

When I run the shell script from an icon on the desktop the following two lines get written to .xsession-errors

DB2JAVIT : RC = 9501
DB2INSTANCE : -2029059916


I originally got this error when I ran from konsole because I hadn't included the path to the java library and/or hadn't exported the correct variables when starting my session. My .bashrc is now correct as I can run all the commands from within konsole.

I've always assumed that the paths etc. exported by my .bashrc are available to any application that I try to run from an icon on the desktop. Am I wrong in that assumption?

How can I get the shortcut to the db2cc application on the desktop to work. I can create shortcuts to other applications on the desktop without problem i.e. mozilla.

Thanks in anticipation.

Can you make an alias out of the thing and put that in your .bashrc?

alias dothisstuff='db2javit -j:CC -i: -l: -o:"-Xmx128m -Xms32m" -a:"$*"'

Don't know if it will work or not.

Thanks for the reply.

I tried alias - same result.

I then added

. .bashrc

to the db2cc script and it worked!


I then experimented a bit and found out that -

1.
environment variables set in .bash_profile AREN'T available after logon either though the script has been actioned;

2.
environment variables set in .bashrc ARE available after logon in konsole;

3.
environment variables set in .bashrc AREN'T available after logon in when starting an app from the KDE desktop

The only one of the above that makes any sense to me is number 2.

Can anyone clear up my misuderstanding?

AK

I guess the .bashrc hasn't been accessed yet. Maybe make a script that starts and stops a term on login?