On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 11:57:02AM +0000, Jules Bean wrote: > > One approach which will work is > > env `sh output` sh trial > > However, an approach more consistent with the general design of > enviornment variables would be something like this: > > dpkg-env <env-options go here> debian/rules binary > > Either explicitly, or called implicitly within dpkg-buildpackage. > > The idea is that dpkg-env sets the enviroment vars correctly and executes > the program debian/rules in that environment, without attempting to mess > with the enclosing environment.
I tried to implement this but failed somehow. Could somebody give a small example how to do it in perl? task: Set a environment variable and run a program which options are in an array in this environment. Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09