From: Herman Schultz <phermans@...>
Date: 2009-12-03T02:30:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Rake Environment variables gone missing

t3ch.dude wrote:
> On Dec 1, 11:16�am, Herman Schultz <pherm...@live.com> wrote:
>> patchlevel 287) [i386-mswin32] and rake, version 0.8.1.
>> � � � env_count = ENV.size()
>> � � � if( env_count != ENV.size())
>>
>> ENV Hash whacked. 360:361 -> CEN_XML_SUPPORT_REL_LIB_LOC
>> 360
>>
>> I should note that in the very next attempt the size of ENV goes to 27!
>> So something is going seriously wrong here.
>>
>> Any thoughts as to what specifically is failing.
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> 
> Herman,
> 
> I found one reference (http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/
> 2006/07/06/657868.aspx ) indicating that the Windows environment is
> limited to 64K, or 32Kcharacters in size. I'll bet you hit that limit.
> 
> It probably broke for you where it worked for others because by
> resolving variables, you're increasing the size of the values.
> 
> -T3ch.dude
Interesting.  Doesn't give me much hope though.  I suppose I could try 
it without resolving all variables.  That means I'll have to split the 
environment between automation variables and devstudio variables.  For 
example to shared library paths are used by both the automation system 
and devstudio.  I'll need those resolved at some point for the 
automation system.

hmmm.  Don't think I'll get to it today.  But I will try soon.


Thanks.

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