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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Checking for getenv("SESSION_MANAGER") (Was: Bug#3008: dcopserver does not compile under Solaris)
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () suse ! de>
Date:       2000-04-13 1:38:43
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On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > Hm. almost.
> >
> > putenv("SESSION_MANAGER=") clears the env variable but it doesn't
> > undefine it. So getenv("SESSION_MANAGER") still returns a non-null
> > pointer. Now dcopserver gives a Qt generated "Session management error".
>
> Hmm ;(
> looking at the unsetenv implementation I'm afraid it's not portable at
> all.
> Our fake sets it to null, so could you please check not for non-null
> pointer, but for non-null value?

The check for SESSION_MANAGER is in qapplication_x11.cpp. The trolls need to 
change that. (CC'ed to qt-bugs@troll.no)

> The unsetenv function of glibc removes the string from the environment
> field.

Cheers,
Waldo

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