You want the HOSTTYPE to say i386, since your machine IS a 386-compatible chip. :)
As for that environment variable, you could parse the output of: $ uname -rm 2.0.36 i686 And build it yourself... :) On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 08:39:48PM -0400, Salman Ahmed wrote: > > (1) > Running Debian 2.1, I noticed sth odd about a couple of > environment variables (I am running XFree-3.3.3.1-2). > > First of all : > > HOSTTYPE=i386-linux > > I have a Celeron 300A processor and have installed a new > 2.2.12 kernel recently. Where is this variable getting > set from ? > > How do I change this env variable on a global basis ? > > Same thing for the MACHTYPE env variable : > > MACHTYPE=i386 > > Why do these variables refer to i386 when the arch > command displays the correct output : > > @phoenix:[/home/ssahmed] arch > i686 > > > (2) > The other thing is that the DISPLAY env variable is set > to "unix:0.0". My question is : shouldn't this variable > be of the form $HOSTNAME:0.0 ? So why is set to "unix:0.0" ? > > And how do I change this env variable on a global basis > (ie for all users) ? > > > (3) > The last thing is : I'd like to create an environment variable > that contains the following information : kernel version and > machine architechture. e.g. : linux-2.2.12-i686. Let's call > it OSVERSION. Where do I set this environment variable ? > > Thanks. > > > -- > Salman Ahmed > ssahmed AT interlog DOT com > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
