Re: Environment variables (setenv/putenv)

["Szabolcs Szasz" <sz@...>]

Thanks very much for the comments, first of all!

> > >Another question: why is there no setenv() in the 
> > >std. lib???
> > 
> > Because it's not ANSI C. The man page in my Linyx box says that setenv is
> > only in BSD 4.3, not even in POSIX, which seems to have putenv.
> 
> Of course, you are quite right, setenv is not in ANSI C.
> 
> Your Linux man pages are incorrect (surprise!).
> 
> setenv is in POSIX, see


;) Well, rephrasing the question then a bit...:

Is the natural pair of getenv(), by whatever name,
available in LUA? I could not find it.

If it really is missing, is there any _good_ reason
for not adding it (again, by whatever name)?

Thanks,
Sz.