Hi Collin,

> How about the attached patch instead, which adds a
> 'gnu_web_doc_update_args' Makefile variable and passes it to the script?
> I prefer that to an environment variable.
> 
> Then, for example, in GNU Hello's cfg.mk I could add:
> 
>    gnu_web_doc_update_args = --user collinfunk
> 
> And have things work as expected.

But you are not / won't always be the only maintainer of GNU Hello.

To me, an environment variable is the better choice. Every user can set it
in their own ~/.bash_profile:

  SAVANNAH_CVS_USER=collinfunk

That would be
  - per-user, not per-project,
  - unambiguous regarding the purpose.

Bruno




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