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Date: | Tue, 1 May 2001 23:28:46 -0400 |
From: | Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com> |
To: | cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com |
Subject: | Re: Forcing SYSTEMROOT (opinions needed) |
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In-Reply-To: | <EA18B9FA0FE4194AA2B4CDB91F73C0EF08EF74@itdomain002.itdomain.net.au>; from robert.collins@itdomain.com.au on Wed, May 02, 2001 at 01:14:39PM +1000 |
On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 01:14:39PM +1000, Robert Collins wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf AT redhat DOT com] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 1:21 PM >> To: Christopher Faylor >> Subject: Re: Forcing SYSTEMROOT (opinions needed) >> >> >> So we have to trade the possibility of someone wanting >> complete control of >> his environment versus the possibility of someone not >> specifying SYSTEMROOT >> but needing it for the program that is about to be run. > >This ones easy. Remove winsock/socket support from cygwin. See the >problems gone :] Yeah, but then people would claim that Cygwin was "unstable" and "always breaking network support". >>Should I flip a coin? > >I'd add systemroot. If it's needed from cygwin running, not having it >is like trying to run hurd without a microkernel - if you want it >different you have to fiddle yourself! > >We can always do a switch to control it down the track. I guess we could add a cygwin_keep_environment_clean () call or something. Is there a standard way to control this type of behavior on UNIX. I'm thinking that there is something like sysconf or ulimit or something but more generic than that. I'm drawing a blank, though. cgf
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