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To be fair, PATH can be edited via /etc/profile.d/ in a relatively clean, reversible way. Packages should definitely never patch your .bashrc though.

• dylan604 5y ago
  I would much rather a program modify something in the /home/user folder than anything in /etc. .aliases .exports .paths????
  • bipson 5y ago
    Aehm, no? After all, this is my "home", quite literally.
    • dylan604 5y ago
      Yes, but what you do in your home should not affect what goes on in my home.
      • bipson 5y ago
        Yes, exactly! So why should I have a tool modify my home, just because you prefer it that way?
• auscompgeek 5y ago
  Sure, but macOS doesn't ship a /etc/profile that sources /etc/profile.d/*.
  • Jakob 5y ago
    Macos sources /etc/paths.d/ instead.