Re: environment variables

[Tristan Van Berkom <vantr touchtunes com>]

Hmmmm

> However environment variables are inherted, you can't push them up the
> process tree.  So calling setenv will only affect processes you create.

this is so true but;

when I execute the script:

#!/bin/bash
CVSROOT=:pserver:user server    
cvs co
make bla bla
==========================
than for the scope of that script
the CVSROOT environment variable is set

#!/bin/bash
export CVSROOT=:pserver:user server    
cvs co
make bla bla
==========================

on the other hand...

no way to implement something like `export' ?

just a speculation

Cheers,
                -TristanBrett Nash wrote:
> > How do I set environment variables from within a gtk application?
> > Assume that I want to to be able to set EDITOR to vi/emacs from within
> > my gtk app and then I want any new terminal / application opened in the
> > window manager to have the same value for EDITOR until I close my window
> > manager to end my session.
> >
> > Is it possible? and is it window manager specific?
>
> To set an environment variable you use setenv(3) or putenv(3).
> [putenv(3) is more portable, setenv is a nicer interface].
>
> However environment variables are inherted, you can't push them up the
 process tree.  So calling setenv will only affect processes you create.
 
 To do what you want to do you will need to work out if your window
 manager has a method of changing its enviromnent variables to pass on
to
 any children.
 
         Regards,
         nash
 
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Brett Nash wrote:
> > How do I set environment variables from within a gtk application?
> > Assume that I want to to be able to set EDITOR to vi/emacs from within
> > my gtk app and then I want any new terminal / application opened in the
> > window manager to have the same value for EDITOR until I close my window
> > manager to end my session.
> >
> > Is it possible? and is it window manager specific?
>
> To set an environment variable you use setenv(3) or putenv(3).
> [putenv(3) is more portable, setenv is a nicer interface].
>
> However environment variables are inherted, you can't push them up the
> process tree.  So calling setenv will only affect processes you create.
>
> To do what you want to do you will need to work out if your window
> manager has a method of changing its enviromnent variables to pass on to
> any children.
>
>         Regards,
>         nash
>
> --
> Brett Nash <nash nash nu>
> Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.
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