Environment variable setup causes error with tmux

[pearofducks]

if [[ "$OSTYPE" == darwin* ]]; then
  for env_var in PATH MANPATH; do
    launchctl setenv "$env_var" "${(P)env_var}" &!
  done
  unset env_var
fi

This block (from init.zsh) is causing launchctl to throw launch_msg("SetUserEnvironment"): Socket is not connected when tmux is launched.

If I'm reading things right, this helper is intended to set up environment variables. But I diff'd my env output with and without it, and there's no difference.

[sorin-ionescu]

That sets environment variables for GUI applications.

@ColinHebert knows more about that error.

Be aware that tmux can, and probably will, give you kernel panics on Mac OS X.

[ColinHebert]

This issue is fixed on Mac OS when you use ChrisJohnsen/tmux-MacOSX-pasteboard. You can install it with homebrew (reattach-to-user-namespace).

You then have to change your tmux.conf to add :

set-option -g default-command "reattach-to-user-namespace -l $SHELL -l"

[pearofducks]

Hmm...been using tmux for a while (though with bash), and haven't had a KP yet. We'll see if I get one now!

Thanks for the help. :)