> > Adding an option to `search-path-specification' seems like a good idea.
> > Still, I wonder what this snippet from (gnu system) does:
> >
> > (define (operating-system-environment-variables os)
> > "Return the environment variables of OS for
> > @var{session-environment-service-type}, to be used in
> > @file{/etc/environment}."
> > `(("LANG" . ,(operating-system-locale os))
> > ("TZ" . ,(operating-system-timezone os))
> > ("TZDIR" . ,(file-append tzdata "/share/zoneinfo"))
> > ;; Tell 'modprobe' & co. where to look for modules.
> > ("LINUX_MODULE_DIRECTORY" . "/run/booted-system/kernel/lib/modules")
> > ;; These variables are honored by OpenSSL (libssl) and Git.
> > ("SSL_CERT_DIR" . "/etc/ssl/certs")
> > ("SSL_CERT_FILE" . "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt")
> > ("GIT_SSL_CAINFO" . "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt")
>
> It defines the content of /etc/environment.
Is there any reason why GIT_SSL_CAINFO has to be set without Git being
installed?
I mean, I think the variable just shouldn't be set in /etc/environment by
default. It should be set as soon as Git is installed, IMHO.
