X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: Karl M To: Subject: RE: ssh + patch + $TMP Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:33:56 -0800 In-Reply-To: <20100221022322.GA29702@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> References: <1266525566.7752.1360709921@webmail.messagingengine.com> <20100218205202.GY5683@calimero.vinschen.de> <20100218212503.GA29260@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20100219121253.GA5683@calimero.vinschen.de> <4B7ECA09.1000703@cygwin.com> <4B806A73.40807@laposte.net>,<20100221022322.GA29702@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:23:22 -0500 > From: cgf > Subject: Re: ssh + patch + $TMP > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 12:04:19AM +0100, Cyrille Lefevre wrote: > > I would really bet that there aren't many programs out there which rely > on those environment variables. Just asserting that this is needed > doesn't really advance the conversation at all since you're just a lone > voice with no credentials which would give your opinion weight. If > you have specific examples then please provide them. > > If this was truly like linux then I believe that most, if not all, of > the environment would come from settings in the shell itself. So, in > thinking about this more, I think we could probably get away with > deleting everything. > > If someone wanted to run a program which relied on those variables they > could always set them themselves. > Although, we do inherit the windows environment when launching a Cygwin bash shell, so I wouldn't carry this argument to an extreme. =20 I think this list will cover almost anything ever used...but if we miss one, it can be added back in the future. =20 Thanks, =20 ...Karl=20=09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20 _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple