Adding the variable to environments without determining that is the
environment the code is running in is rather bad form.

You'd do better to write a separate script to print out the running
environment and evaluate if it sees it.

That actually tells you something about your environment and doesn't
pollute a namespace without cause.


On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Ken Stephens <[email protected]> wrote:

> Rich Shepard wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Jul 2015, Rich Shepard wrote:
> >
> >>    Don't recall. Worth a second try.
> >     Made certain the variable was exported with the version quoted and
> not
> > quoted and still no joy.
> >
> > Thanks, Wes,
> >
> > Rich
> Rich,
>
> When I expect a variable to be in the environment and it isn't, I
> usually find that the application has shelled out of my environment and
> into anothers.  This happens when I use root to install an application,
> which is usually required.  Have your tried to add the variable into the
> root's environment?
>
> Ken
>
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