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Re: how to install a bashcompletion file?
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Eric Blake |
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Re: how to install a bashcompletion file? |
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Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:08:39 -0600 |
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According to Ralf Wildenhues on 9/29/2008 12:29 AM:
>> In a previous post ("checking an environment variable") I was trying to
>> detect in configure whether the directory used by bashcompletion
>> existed, but unfortunately, the environment variable BASH_COMPLETION_DIR
>> is not exported, so configure does not detect it...
>
> FWIW, the fact that unexported variables cannot be detected by subshells
> is a feature of shell semantics, not a bug in configure.
If nothing else, it may be worth a bug report to the bash_completion
package maintainer, requesting that this particular variable be exported
(even though the bulk of bash completion should not be exported, as it is
designed for interactive shells and should not pollute the environment for
standalone scripts). On the other hand, my recollection is that upstream
bash_completion is currently seeking a maintainer.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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