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MSYS2 keeps resetting settings

I just have a basic question. MSYS2 keeps resetting my settings when I restart it. For example, when I change the language from German to English (export LANG=...), it will reset the language after restarting. Only by changing the Windows language can I change the language in MSYS2.

After installing a new program, apparently, this program folder is the new home folder now (?). When I try to change the home directory, it gets reset again after restarting.

EDIT: Alright, so this new software I installed changed my HOME environment variable. I fixed this now.

Solution

  • You can solve this issue this way:

    1. Go to msys/etc/profile.d directory

    2. Create file "myenvvars.sh", for example

    3. Add all the "export" directives you need

    So every "export" will be executed every time you run msys.