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Date:	Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:33:14 +0100
From:	Jason Pearce <jason DOT pearce AT ieee DOT org>
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To:	Vince <jhary AT unsane DOT co DOT uk>
CC:	"'Cygwin List'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: How well supported is csh/tcsh?
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Vince wrote:

>>o Do most new/upgraded packages work or do you always have to 
>>port setup scripts?
>>    
>>
>
>Sorry, I don't get what you mean
>  
>
Some packages come with install scripts. I guess running them is 
independant of the shell you choose so they just work.
Other than that there are just a few environment variables that effect 
things. MAKE_MODE springs to mind. It gets set /etc/profile but also 
seems to be done in /etc/csh.login - so that one is OK. Are there others?

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