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diff --git a/.profile.d/PATH.bashrc b/.profile.d/PATH.bashrc
index 66d61b3..fa7fa01 100644
--- a/.profile.d/PATH.bashrc
+++ b/.profile.d/PATH.bashrc
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# $Id$
-#
 # Path information is stored on separate lines in XXXdirs.
 # We extract each directory exists and add it to the appropriate PATH.
 #
@@ -27,15 +25,24 @@ function makepath() {
   # Check the file exists.
   [ -e "$DIR/$dirs" ] || return
 
+  # Set IFS to newline only so that we can read $(embedded shell commands).
+  JGD=$IFS
+  IFS='
+'
   # Read them.
   path=
-  for dir in $(cat "$DIR/$dirs"); do
+  while read dir; do
+    dir=$(eval echo "$dir")
     [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
 
     path="$path:$dir"
-  done
+  done < "$DIR/$dirs"
   unset dir
 
+  # Restore IFS.
+  IFS=$JGD
+  unset JGD
+
   # Sanitise path.
   path=${path#:}
   [ -z "$path" ] && return