Hello Fernando, I agree that it would be easier to comment if we knew which variable he was talking about. (I won't ask I'm afraid as I'm not on Twitter myself.)
Regards, Michael On 21/05/14 21:50, Fernando Cassia wrote: > A VBox user on Twitter is complaining that a "bugfix release" of > virtualbox has "changed an important environment variable" without > specifying which one. > > Is this true? How and when does VBox on Windows use environment variables? > > At first I thought it was a troll, but he´s engaging in a conversation > with me over Twitter. So, devs, is there a likelihood that what this > user says is true? > https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/468810207968370688 > > Also, unless VBox modified the path, I don´t see what other env variable > has far-reaching implications wrt to the stability or usability of the > system... > This claim is puzzling, to say the least... Checking the changelog I see > only two references to environment variables, and are related to guests... > https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog > > FC > -- > During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a > revolutionary act > - George Orwell > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > > > > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe: > mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe > -- ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG Michael Thayer Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineering 71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:michael.tha...@oracle.com Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697 Geschäftsführer: Alexander van der Ven, Astrid Kepper, Val Maher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
