RE: [MiNT] /proc

["Julian Reschke" <reschke@muenster.de>]

> From: owner-mint@fishpool.com [mailto:owner-mint@fishpool.com]On Behalf
> Of Thomas Binder
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 9:58 PM
> To: mint@gfanrend.fishpool.fi
> Subject: Re: [MiNT] /proc
>
>
> Hi!
>
> On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 04:28:28PM +0100, Julian Reschke wrote:
> > Sure, it would be nice if path searching could be kept outside
> the kernel.
>
> Well, that wasn't my original intention anyway. I objected against
> evaluating environment variable inside GEMDOS functions, and Jo Even's
> proposal of using a mint.cnf keyword (and an Ssystem() opcode in
> addition) for setting the path sounds very reasonable to me.
>
> I therefore ask again: Any objections agains this proposal?

Yes:

a) it is really not compatible enough with the other two implementations,

b) it doesn't the support the concept of different search paths for
different implementations.

Two related questions:

a) can you give a concise explanation why accessing an environment variable
from within the kernel is such a bad thing?

b) has anybody thought about a way how to retrieve a list of processes that
currently use a particular SLB?

Regards, jre