How is this thing managed during an upgrade ? Because the files /etc/profile.d/proxy.* are not owned by any package (dixit rpm), So, if the configuration is without the "export", it won't change after an upgrade, will it ?
Pixel a �crit: > Pascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>Le Lundi 12 Ao�t 2002 21:09, Pixel a �crit : >> >>>Pascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> >>>>I add that /etc/profile.d/proxy.sh does not work if variables are not >>>>preceded by 'export' as >>>>export http_proxy=xxxxxxxxxx >>>>export ftp_proxy=xxxxxxxxx >>> >>>that seems a good thing to do. Why hasn't anyone reported this yet? >> >>hem, i did mounths ago... if I remember. did not check the archives ;) > > > booh, toutes mes excuses. > > >>>i wonder if changing this may not break some progs relying on a >>>sysconfig like format, uh? >>>(i'm having a look: grep -r -F etc/profile.d/proxy /usr) >> >>you can place the export after the 2 first lines if it helps >>http_proxy= >>ftp_proxy= >>export http_proxy ftp_proxy > > > yeah, nice idea. doing so. > > thanks! >
