Subject: Re: use of ENV in bootstrap script
To: Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netmeister.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 01/16/2003 13:13:05
[ On Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 09:38:02 (-0500), Jan Schaumann wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: use of ENV in bootstrap script
>
> Klaus Heinz <k.heinz.jan.drei@onlinehome.de> wrote:
>
> > the 'bootstrap' script in bootstrap-pkgsrc uses a variable ENV.
> > I suggest to change the variable name because this one interferes with
> > the environment variable ENV which is used by ksh on Solaris.
>
> My bad. Should have known better -- it's used by ksh, period, no?
No, ENV is used by all POSIX compatible shells, including /bin/sh on NetBSD.
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