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Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:05:22 +0400
From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru>
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To: Arnold Tharrington <arnoldt100 AT hotmail DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Installing unix modules package on cygwinþ
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Greetings, Arnold Tharrington!


> I have installed the unix module package version 3.2.7 for Cygwin 1.7.1.
>  However when I type module list I get the following error message.

 $>> module list
> init.c(640):WARN:165: Cannot set TCL variable '!::'
> No Modulefiles Currently Loaded.


> My
>  issue is the variable '!::' What is it and where is it set? This 
> variable can not be processed TCL.  When I type env, I that special 
> variable listed 

The bug is in TCL or whatever wrapper around it, that trying to deal with
variable names.
POSIX clearly states that program must be prepared to deal with variables
having names "not really safe for printing".
This has been discussed already, in this very list.
mid:2BF01EB27B56CC478AD6E5A0A28931F2013024D9 AT A1DAL1SWPES19MB DOT ams DOT acs-inc DOT net
And especially mid:20100804192416 DOT GA4610 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de


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 Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru) 10.09.2010, <4:42>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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