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I am having a big problem setting up the search path tree for my application.

As I understand it, the normal way to provide a path to an application
launched from an icon is by using the defaults database like so:

dwrite Workspace ApplicationPath ~/bin:~/lib:/me/foo

Thus if that program in turn looks for executables or data it will
search the paths listed by the default path tree.

My program is a port of an existing program, and, due to its nature,
requires me to strip off the command-line flags added by the Workspace
(-MachLaunch nn nn) and replace them with my own command-line
arguments shortly after startup, and before the main event loop
([NXApp run]) has been entered.  Whether this is the cause or not, my
application only searches a small number of pre-determined paths
(~/Apps, /bin, a few others I've been able to find) and refuses to
search any nonstandard ones listed by the ApplicationPath default.

So, how do I pass a customized path tree to my program in a standard
way, without modifying the program code any further if at all
possible?  Is there some global .profile or .cshrc file that lists a
path tree for all executed programs?  I'm baffled and an important
customer of mine awaits the result of this question.  Speculation and
any information are most welcome.  Please e-mail me if possible and I
can summarize.

Thank-you,

Shane