Re: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

Re: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

[Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes]

On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 12:04:22PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> Of course, you could just put a
> 
> SHELL = /bin/bash
> 
> in the Makefile but then, gasp!, you'd be modifying the makefile and
> shirley you don't intend every person in this space time continuum to do
> that.

I don't see Shirley's message in the archives, and I don't seem to have
received it; what did she say?

Re: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

[Christopher Faylor]

On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 01:25:44PM -0700, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
>On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 12:04:22PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>Of course, you could just put a
>>
>>SHELL = /bin/bash
>>
>>in the Makefile but then, gasp!, you'd be modifying the makefile and
>>shirley you don't intend every person in this space time continuum to
>>do that.
>
>I don't see Shirley's message in the archives, and I don't seem to have
>received it; what did she say?

Surely you must have missed it.

Btw, I sort of expected Dave to play along with that shirley/space time
thing.  It wasn't intended as a disparagement of his SHELL= solution.

cgf

RE: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

[Dave Korn]

----Original Message----
>From: Christopher Faylor
>Sent: 04 May 2005 21:48

> On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 01:25:44PM -0700, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
>> On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 12:04:22PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>> Of course, you could just put a
>>> 
>>> SHELL = /bin/bash
>>> 
>>> in the Makefile but then, gasp!, you'd be modifying the makefile and
>>> shirley you don't intend every person in this space time continuum to
>>> do that.
>> 
>> I don't see Shirley's message in the archives, and I don't seem to have
>> received it; what did she say?
> 
> Surely you must have missed it.
> 
> Btw, I sort of expected Dave to play along with that shirley/space time
> thing.  It wasn't intended as a disparagement of his SHELL= solution.
> 
> cgf


  I was caught up in a space-time situation of my own owing to $TZ making it
time to go home!



    cheers,
      DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....

Re: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

[Cary Jamison]

"Dave Korn"  wrote in message 
news:SERRANOjj0aImPiZxOA0000020f@SERRANO.CAM.ARTIMI.COM...
...
>  I was caught up in a space-time situation of my own owing to $TZ making 
> it
> time to go home!
>
>
>
>    cheers,
>      DaveK
> -- 
> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


Hey, if I just adjust $TZ, can I make it time to go home now?

Cary

Re: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

[Christopher Faylor]

On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 01:10:01PM -0600, Cary Jamison wrote:
>"Dave Korn"  wrote in message 
>news:SERRANOjj0aImPiZxOA0000020f@SERRANO.CAM.ARTIMI.COM...
>...
>>I was caught up in a space-time situation of my own owing to $TZ making
>>it time to go home!
>
>Hey, if I just adjust $TZ, can I make it time to go home now?

I don't see why not.  Just be careful, though.  If you adjust it
incorrectly you may find yourself instantly dropping off to sleep.

cgf

Re: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

[Lasse]

Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 01:10:01PM -0600, Cary Jamison wrote:
> 
>>"Dave Korn"  wrote in message 
>>news:SERRANOjj0aImPiZxOA0000020f@SERRANO.CAM.ARTIMI.COM...
>>...
>>
>>>I was caught up in a space-time situation of my own owing to $TZ making
>>>it time to go home!
>>
>>Hey, if I just adjust $TZ, can I make it time to go home now?
> 
> 
> I don't see why not.  Just be careful, though.  If you adjust it
> incorrectly you may find yourself instantly dropping off to sleep.

Hello great idea for a cron job...

-- 
/Lasse

RE: pwd vs $PWD, bash, cygwin vs Linux

[Dave Korn]

----Original Message----
>From: Lasse
>Sent: 22 June 2005 23:27

> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 01:10:01PM -0600, Cary Jamison wrote:
>> 
>>> "Dave Korn"  wrote in message
>>> news:SERRANOjj0aImPiZxOA0000020f@SERRANO.CAM.ARTIMI.COM... ...
>>> 
>>>> I was caught up in a space-time situation of my own owing to $TZ making
>>>> it time to go home!
>>> 
>>> Hey, if I just adjust $TZ, can I make it time to go home now?
>> 
>> 
>> I don't see why not.  Just be careful, though.  If you adjust it
>> incorrectly you may find yourself instantly dropping off to sleep.
> 
> Hello great idea for a cron job...


  Spooky, this thread appears to have dropped through a timewarp and
reappeared from the distant past!


    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....