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[vdr] Re: Big Problem with playing DVD's



Sergei Haller <Sergei.Haller@math.uni-giessen.de> wrote:

> CK> > if you don't export it, then vdr doesn't know anything about
> CK> > that variable. (the same as if you didn't set this variable at
> CK> > all)
> CK>
> CK> i'm not so sure about that, because vdr will get started from
> CK> within the same shell. at least as long as vdr gets started in the
> CK> same script as the DVDCSS_METHOD variable gets defined. but you
> CK> may be right! :-)
> 
> I always thought that any program called from within a shell is called
> in an own environment. here again a small test:

[..]
 
> I compiled it and replaced the `print' shell script by it, with
> following result (`set1' and `set2' as before):

[..]

hmm, seems as you have been right. this makes clear, that the varible
must be exported before starting vdr. thanks for pointing this out!

clemens



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