file location: ~/.zshenv

.zshenv

#!/usr/bin/env zsh

# vim:syntax=zsh
# vim:filetype=zsh

# file location: ${HOME}/.zshenv

# invoked by all invocations of Zsh, so we should keep it small and merely initialise necessary variables.

# https://blog.patshead.com/2011/04/improve-your-oh-my-zsh-startup-time-maybe.html
skip_global_compinit=1

# http://disq.us/p/f55b78
# setopt noglobalrcs

# export SYSTEM=$(uname -s)

export ARCH=`uname -m`
if [[ "${ARCH}" =~ "arm" ]]; then
  export HOMEBREW_PREFIX="/opt/homebrew"
else
  export HOMEBREW_PREFIX="/usr/local"
fi
eval "$($HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/brew shellenv)"

# https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto/blob/master/runcoms/zshenv
# Ensure that a non-login, non-interactive shell has a defined environment.
if [[ ( "${SHLVL}" -eq 1 && ! -o LOGIN ) && -s "${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.zprofile" ]]; then
  source "${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.zprofile"
fi

Moved setting of PATH to the .zprofile - since keeping it here meant that the homebrew path was inconsistently appearing before/after the system path