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Date:      Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:24:46 +1030 (CST)
From:      Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
To:        wghicks@bellsouth.net (W Gerald Hicks)
Subject:   Re: Writable string sysctl
Message-ID:  <199902042355.KAA03905@atdot.dotat.org>
In-Reply-To: <19990204191124V.wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net> from "W Gerald Hicks" at Feb 4, 99 07:11:24 pm

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W Gerald Hicks wrote:

 > > I want to create an "elf.default_brand" sysctl which contains the
 > > "elf brand of last resort" that we'll use if an unbranded executable
 > > is started.
 > 
 > Please don't make it the default if this happens.

Of course not.  If the sysctl contains the empty string the old
behaviour will be preserved.

Curious:  What problems would you envisage it causing anyway?

    - mark

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