GNU bug report logs - #2062
PATH can contain non-expanded variables

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Packages: w32, emacs;

Reported by: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:10:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 23.0.60

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #50 received at 2062 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 2062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2062: PATH can contain non-expanded variables
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:42:25 +0100

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 14:29, Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> If we decide b, then why would we only decide that for Windows (syntax
> excepted)?

No particular reason, except that REG_EXPAND_SZ exists, and so, having
variables in PATH is not uncommon on Windows, while it is perhaps
uncommon in other OSes. But that's no reason not to generalize it, if
deemed useful, of course.

    Juanma
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