GNU bug report logs - #25699
GZIPs deprecated environment variable

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Bachsau <dev <at> bachsau.com>

Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 23:40:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Bachsau <web <at> bachsau.name>
Cc: 25699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25699: GZIPs deprecated environment variable
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:09:19 -0800

On 02/22/2017 11:17 AM, Bachsau wrote:
> Every package manager I know has special routines for handling 
> configuration files and configuration file changes.

Fine, then call the wrapper shell script a "configuration file". Or have 
the wrapper shell script source a "configuration file" that contains the 
settings that you want. Code is just another form of data, after all.
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