Email List: Xaustin-group-lX
[All Lists]

Re: Clearing environ

To: austin-group-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, gwc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Clearing environ
From: Glenn Fowler <gsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:29:36 -0400
Organization: AT&T Research
References: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0807311820120.1078@xxxxxx> <1217555255.5538.94.camel@amstaff2.msbit.com> <20080801084507.GA31138@xxxxxx>
is _CS_V7_ENV documented online yet?

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:45:07 +0100 Geoff Clare wrote:
> Also, when using these methods applications should ensure the new
> environment contains any variables needed to maintain a conforming
> environment.  Specifically, variables returned by confstr() with
> _CS_V7_ENV or by "getconf V7_ENV" should either not be cleared or
> be set to the values confstr() or getconf returns, and PATH should
> either not be cleared or be set to the value returned by confstr()
> with _CS_PATH or by "getconf PATH".  Otherwise subsequent behaviour
> may be non-conforming.

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>