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Subject: Re: [9front] Shared env in child scripts
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Hello,

31.05.2021 04:30:56 kjn@9project.net:
> I find the lack of default rfork e in rc scripts irritating.
> Inevitably, I end up forgetting to add an 'rfork e' to the top of my
> scripts.=C2=A0 Is there a good reason why rc doesn't do an rfork(RFENVG);
> on startup?=C2=A0 I understand that it allows a child script to change en=
v
> values for its parent, but is that desirable?
>
> Even if that behavior is wanted, I would expect it to be the exception
> not the rule.
>
> Does anyone know more about this design decision?

I don't exactly know the details about the decision, but I think it's=20
easier to tell rc to please fork than to tell it _not_ to do have done it=
=20
before starting the script.

I distinguish between smaller scripts (no env, only a chain of commands,=20
sometimes $1...) and more complex scripts (basically all start with rfork=
=20
en).

Hope that helps.

sirjofri