Re: Feature request: setting env vars for binary wrappers

[Roumen Petrov]

Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008, Roumen Petrov wrote:
> > And if application don't read environment, next request is libtool 
> > wrapper script to pass arguments to application command line.
> >
> > The whole idea is libtool overkill.
>
> This statement is a little "over the top".  Why are you so vehemently 
> against extending libtool's wrapper for this?

Because I think that modules/application/packages/etc should do their 
best work. I don't think that a particular package hast o support 
partially or to implement very basic functionality. The est example is 
microsoft software where application is feature reach but 99.9% of 
features are with partially or basic functionality.

In some cases application depend from other services.
In this case a specific to project wrapper script has to run services, 
to check if service is run, to run project application and when 
application finish to stop service. The test can be run from makefile.


> Certainly it is a bit more work for the libtool project (particularly 
> adding a wrapper for static binaries) but I can't think of any technical 
> reason not to support it via environment variables only, as we already 
> do with some other environment variables.  It would help if an 
> interested party were to submit a patch, along with signing the 
> necessary paperwork with the FSF so it can be accepted.
>
> We should add it to the TODO list for libtool 2.3.
>
> Bob

Roumen