Setting Env

[Garrett Cooper]

Drew Jenkins wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at msu.edu>
> To: Drew Jenkins <drewjenkinsjr at yahoo.com>
> Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 7:46:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Setting Env
> 
>> If you want the environment variable to
>> be set for something that is taking place in the script, then
>> that variable must either be set in a durable way in the parent
>> environment or be set right there in the script that is using it.
>> The rc.conf method will make it available from the parent.
>> That is the whole point of rc.conf.
> 
> Right. I figured that much. So, what do I actually put in that file? I tried these two options:
> 
> setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib/mysql/
> 
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib/mysql/"
> 
> 
> It didn't like either, presumably because it's not calling a bash or c-shell. So, what should I put in /etc/rc.conf that will achieve my objective?
> TIA,
> Drew

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/mysql/ not work for you?

Why not source environment variables from an outside script / rc-file? 
It's better / smarter in the long run, IMHO.
-Garrett