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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    [gentoo-dev] Re: /etc/profile
From:       Paul <set () pobox ! com>
Date:       2002-11-29 23:38:28
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messdev <messdev@messer.homelinux.org>, on Fri Nov 29, 2002 [12:07:56 AM] said:
> Ok. But when you try to learn how to define global variables it is difficult 
> to make an idea, that u should do it in /etc/env.d/*
> 
> When you look into /etc/profile you can see `source /etc/profile.env` - then, 
> when you look into /etc/profile.env, everything points, that u should change 
> definitions exacly in this file - i wanna say, that it is a good idea to put 
> the comment into /etc/profile.env, that this file is genereting by using 
> /etc/env.d/* files, and the definitions of variables there.
> 
> Or maybe i'm wrong... :)
> 
> Messer.
> 
> --

	Hi;

	I agree, /etc/profile.env should have the same message at
the top as /etc/ld.so.conf, as they are both autogenerated by
env-update. Go ahead and make a bug report on bugs.gentoo.org.
It should be a trivial adjustment.

Paul
set@pobox.com

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