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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 08:26:00 -0000
From: Daniel Steinmann <daniel.steinmann@insonic.com>
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Subject: Re: bash-2.05a-1: OSTYPE is empty
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Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> However, the following is given in the ChangeLog:
> 
> x.  Bash no longer auto-exports HOSTNAME, HOSTTYPE, MACHTYPE, or OSTYPE,
>     even if it assigns them default values.

Obviously I did not read the bash ChangeLog, sorry. 

Now it is clear why in my Makefile the check for OSTYPE does not
work anymore. 

Thank you for your help,
Daniel.

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