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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 21:44:19 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How to (dynamically) control Unix/Dos PATH-like variable translation
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104032125260.936-100000@ann.ied.com>; from honza@ied.com on Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 09:34:49PM -0400

On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 09:34:49PM -0400, Jan Vicherek wrote:
>> However, as I said, provide a patch.  I'll evalutate it.
>> 
>> FWIW, I will *not* accept a patch which "automatically" translates
>> command line arguments.  I think that is a remarkably bad idea.
>
>  how about a patch which translates command line arguments if certain
>conditions are met ? (Such as when a special ENVVAR is set, or somesuch)

Nope.

cgf

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