Just now, Berthold Baeuml wrote:
> Hi,
>
> when starting a new process from racket (e.g., using subprocess) is
> there a way to set the environment for the new process, like C-libs
> execve allows? Maybe, a keyword argument could be added to
> subprocess?
A better solution IMO is how Emacs deals with environment variables --
translated to racket, this would be a new parameter, say
`current-subprocess-environment', which you would manipulate as usual,
for example:
(parameterize ([current-subprocess-environment
(cons (cons "FOO" "whatever")
(current-subprocess-environment))])
...anything with subprocesses here...)
And you'd also get the usual tricks, like allowing arbitrary
environment manipulation:
(parameterize ([current-subprocess-environment
(current-subprocess-environment)])
(putenv "FOO" "whatever")
...)
or starting a process in a clean environment to avoid leaking
environment values (a problem that comes up with rudybot):
(parameterize ([current-subprocess-environment '()])
(putenv "FOO" "whatever")
...)
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