cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> /etc/profile is only used by bourne-compatible shells (of which tcsh
> isn't one). Most things can be writte in a way that's valid for all
> bourne-compatible shells, and any bits that can't can easily be wrapped
> in an appropriate if-state
On Wednesday 03 May 2006 22:56, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 12:53:01PM +0200, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)
wrote:
> > On Sunday 23 April 2006 20:26, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > > Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > > What we need and what should have been done a long time ag
On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 12:53:01PM +0200, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) wrote:
> On Sunday 23 April 2006 20:26, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > What we need and what should have been done a long time ago, is to
> > > modularize profile to /etc/profile.d/ where e
On Sunday 23 April 2006 20:26, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > What we need and what should have been done a long time ago, is to
> > modularize profile to /etc/profile.d/ where each program is resposible
> > for shipping reasonable defaults. Redhad has done this l
Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I feel that the current /etc/profile or the future (if that plan is
> commenced) /etc/profile does not do any service whatsoever since it
> does not improve the situation.
> The policy's purpose should not to hinder development but guide it to
> sensible d
| On Sun, 23 Apr 2006, Jari Aalto wrote:
|
| > | Please note that policy says:
| > |
| > |A program must not depend on environment variables to get reasonable
| > |defaults.
| > |
| > | The way I read this, whatever "good" defaults you think should be in
| > | /etc/profile, should be inste
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