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 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 : > > 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 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 > >