Dear Otavio,
In message <cap9odkpn+pmx1hp+7bemp7u-hc44onc6pepan+nbzbqm8cd...@mail.gmail.com>
you wrote:
>
> > Indeed. However, why cannot we do the right thing soon ?
>
> There're no pending patches to address the root problem yet (allowing
> changing /internal and default/ environment).
Simon's patch set "env: Add support for environment files" does
exactly that.
> I will rework the environments as .env files but I don't want to hold
> this change until this is accepted.
Please be patient, like we all are. It's better to wait a bit now,
then adding work now, and adding more work later to clean up the mess
again.
> My patch is fine and could go in now as is. Once Simon's patches get
> in I will post another series reworking the environment to convert it
> to the .env file format but please don't block on this.
I agree with Stefano that we should not add more to the already
existing amount of env settings but instead wait for a cleaner way.
Please be patient - you lose nothing here.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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