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From: Paul <set@×××××.com>
To: messdev <messdev@××××××××××××××××.org>
Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: /etc/profile
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 23:39:21
Message-Id: 20021129233828.GM1432@squish.home.loc
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/profile by messdev
1 messdev <messdev@××××××××××××××××.org>, on Fri Nov 29, 2002 [12:07:56 AM] said:
2 > Ok. But when you try to learn how to define global variables it is difficult
3 > to make an idea, that u should do it in /etc/env.d/*
4 >
5 > When you look into /etc/profile you can see `source /etc/profile.env` - then,
6 > when you look into /etc/profile.env, everything points, that u should change
7 > definitions exacly in this file - i wanna say, that it is a good idea to put
8 > the comment into /etc/profile.env, that this file is genereting by using
9 > /etc/env.d/* files, and the definitions of variables there.
10 >
11 > Or maybe i'm wrong... :)
12 >
13 > Messer.
14 >
15 > --
16
17 Hi;
18
19 I agree, /etc/profile.env should have the same message at
20 the top as /etc/ld.so.conf, as they are both autogenerated by
21 env-update. Go ahead and make a bug report on bugs.gentoo.org.
22 It should be a trivial adjustment.
23
24 Paul
25 set@×××××.com
26
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