19 May
2015
19 May
'15
6:03 a.m.
On 19/05/2015 17:47, Michael Ainsworth wrote:
On 19 May 2015, at 9:27 am, Gavin Lambert wrote:
They're more popular in POSIX; but at least on Windows, environment variables are considered old-fashioned and discouraged from use without significant compelling reason.
Are you saying Windows doesn't use environment variables to the extent that POSIX systems do, therefore investing the time into writing such a library is not worthwhile?
Yes to the first part, not necessarily to the second. I was trying to offer an explanation as to why someone else may not have attempted this before now, not trying to discourage you from doing so yourself if you perceive a need for it.