* Piotr Roszatycki said: > > > i.e qt1 requires QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt1g variable. It could be set by > > > /etc/profile.d/qt1g.sh conffile. > > Doesn't the Debian policy forbid messing with the user's environment? > > Some programs outside Debian distribution located at /usr/local/... ditectory > require modified user environment. They are not part of the Debian system. > Manually modification of /etc/profile is annoying. Hmm... it's a one-time task, so I see no problem... > > > Another example - a choise of default language in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh file. > > It can be set in /etc/environment > > Yes, but only manually. The syntax of this file is strictly defined. Writing a update-environment script wouldn't be hard at all. But it would still break the policy. marek
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