Re: [9fans] acme Local command on p9p

[Gabriel Diaz <gdiaz@9grid.es>]

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yes you will need something like Local echo $var to get the value back i
guess, which indeed will make the whole thing less convenient at least.

gabi


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:13 PM, hugo rivera <uair00@gmail.com> wrote:

> That doesn't work. I think it's because the environment variables that
> acme sees are those that already existed when it was called, and not
> those created afterwards.
>
> 2011/2/23 Gabriel Diaz <gdiaz@9grid.es>:
> > hello
> >
> > probably there are a better ways, like rc maintainng a `namespace`/env
> fs,
> > so it reads that fs creating the environment correspondant to that
> namespace
> > when started or simmiliar, but in lunix way (and with other shells) you
> can
> > use one script to launch acme that executes the arguments of the Local
> > script after the acme launch :-?
> > start_acme.sh
> > #/bin/bash
> > acme &
> > while a=read(named_pipe_or_simmilar); do
> >    $a
> > done;
> >
> > And Local
> > #!/bin/bash
> > echo $* > named_pipe_or_simmilar
> > So Local export var=var could make var available
> > Also not sure if plumber would help you instead of using pipes.
> > My corporate pc barely allows me to reply emails, so this is not tested
> ;)
> > gabi
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:39 AM, hugo rivera <uair00@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> the man page for acme on p9p reads
> >>
> >> Local In the Plan 9 acme, this prefix causes a command to be run in
> >> acme'sown file name space and environment variable group. On
> >> Unix this is impossible...
> >>
> >> is there any other way to define environment variables for acme while
> >> it's running?
> >> On plan9, Local var=val sets var and then all other commands I execute
> >> with a middle click see $var. On some ocasions this is very useful.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hugo
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Hugo
>
>

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