> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Carsten Otte > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: 2005-10-04 Recommended Linux on zSeries code > drop to developerWorks > > > McKown, John wrote: > > However, it would be useless because, as best as I know, there is no > > way to propagate the variable back to the parent. > But a shell script can grep the output (stderr) and set that variable. > If that one is included via "source" command, it will be available in > the shell environment that did do the vmcp command before. > -- > > Carsten Otte > IBM Linux technology center > ARCH=s390
True. I hadn't thought. But that is not "built in" to the vmcp code. That is code which is "external" to vmcp. I know, a nit. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
