-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Marius Mauch wrote: > On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:33:05 -0800 > Zac Medico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Sure, that's one way to solve that particular problem. However, I feel >> that command line options are more aesthetically appealing than environment >> variables (maybe it's just me). >> >> Zac > > It's just you ;) > > Marius
Do you honestly prefer environment variables over command line options? I prefer command line options because they are part of a clearly defined interface. With environment variables, the interface may not be clearly defined and it's easy for variables to accidentally leak in, affecting internals in unexpected ways. Zac -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFXPey/ejvha5XGaMRAvjSAJ423GW15OqFPscOk5Sn2AoE1XfGtACgzNrb AMCDoRVXqpSRn/fnIxTSN8A= =CFbR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-portage-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
