Re: Feature request: setting env vars for binary wrappers

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008, Roumen Petrov wrote:
> And if application don't read environment, next request is libtool wrapper 
> script to pass arguments to application command line.
>
> The whole idea is libtool overkill.

This statement is a little "over the top".  Why are you so vehemently 
against extending libtool's wrapper for this?

Certainly it is a bit more work for the libtool project (particularly 
adding a wrapper for static binaries) but I can't think of any 
technical reason not to support it via environment variables only, as 
we already do with some other environment variables.  It would help if 
an interested party were to submit a patch, along with signing the 
necessary paperwork with the FSF so it can be accepted.

We should add it to the TODO list for libtool 2.3.

Bob

P.S. What's up with the vanity domain names? :-)

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