From: Erik Veenstra <google@...>
Date: 2005-01-18T09:51:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Ignoring RUBYOPT ?

> > > Have you checked for putenv()?
> >
> > Briliant idea! And yes, I've checked it. And no, it doesn't
> > exist...
>
> I can smell a kind of sarcasm here ;-). Anyways, you are
> welcome.

Sorry... ;-)

> You can also see into how you launch your ruby from
> FreePascal, some exec variants, like execve(), provide the
> ability to specify environment for a program you launch. I
> now recall this mentioned on some FreePascal forums.
> (Disclaimer: I do not know FreePascal, I do not program in
> Windows).

execve is part of the Linux unit and of no use for us. There's
no equivalent in the Windows world. Some time ago, I switched
from exec of the Dos unit to executeprocess of the SysUtils
unit, because of the length of the command line (~4000 instead
of 255).

The problem with RUBYOPT is easily solved in the Linux universe
by executing a shell script in which RUBYOPT is set to nothing
before launching Ruby. There are no irritating DOS-box popping
up here. (It wouldn't be called "DOS-bos", anyway...) The
problem is really a problem in the Windows world. And it's
exactly the latter that has no execve...

> Sorry if it is of no help either,
No problem. I'm getting used to it... ;-)

> Gennady.

gegroet,
Erik V.