Re: Default PATH setting - reduce to something more sensible?

On 15.01.2025 20:19, Rainer Weikusat wrote:

scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net> writes:

scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net> writes:

scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net> writes:

Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> writes:

[...]

The PDP-11 can be rationally compared with the situation of the OP,
namely, doing local filesystem operations on a single computer. [...]

Since you're referring to me, the OP, please note that most arguments
here have quickly made a relation to a straw man (a performance theme)
or made other deviations from the basic question(s) that concerned me.

Essentially there were two questions I had that I can reformulate in a
more compact form as

  "Why, in the first place, are all these path components
   part of the default PATH for ordinary users? - Is there
   any [functional] rationale or necessity for that?"

  "_If_ many of the default PATH components are unnecessary,
   where and how to best reduce these settings to a sensible
   subset? - Without spoiling the system, of course."

But we've seen mostly only statements maneuvering around the questions.

Please don't take that hint as offense, I just think it may be time to
put it on track again. - Thanks.

Janis