Re: [MACTCL] resources and environment variables

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Am Dienstag 12 März 2002 22:07 schrieb Jack Jansen:
> On dinsdag, maart 12, 2002, at 07:21 , macnerd wrote:
> > I was taking a look at MacPerl, and in their preferences, they
> > maintain preferences for Libraries, Environment variables.
> >
> > However, I thought of something better, and I wanted to see
> > what people think.  How about creating a tool, or modifying
> > Internet Config, that will maintain Library and Environment
> > variables for all programs that would ike to use a similar
> > facility.
>
> The question is: is it worth it? You would be investing work
> into an operating system that (a) never needed environment
> variables and (b) is on the way out anyway.
>
> It's a much better idea (IMNSHO) to invest in opening up
> CFPreferences. That's a very nice preferences mechanism with
> inheritance and all, much better than what environment vars will
> ever give you.


Hi,

  there is one answer ...

   environment variables are standart and ??? not
   this mean if you adress more than one OS you'll
   have to follow the standart -> that's the trick


mfg

  aotto :)