[SOLVED] Setting environment variables on Linux/Unix/OSX?
lazarus / 32-Linux

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BigChimp · 2011-11-16 13:57

Hi,

With the GetEnvironmentVariable function one can retrieve the content
of environment variables.

I can set an environment variable on Windows with the
SetEnvironmentVariable procedure in the windows unit.

Is there an equivalent that does that on unix like systems such as
Linux/OSX/FreeBSD?

Thanks.

Edit: answer from mailing list, Michael Van Canneyt:
> No. Unix works differently.
>
> Environment variables are specified on startup, and are then
immutable.
>
> If you want to specify the environment for a process, you must do it
at the
> start.