[Zope-dev] z2.py and environment variables

[Martijn Pieters]

On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 03:14:33PM +0100, Dario Lopez-K?sten wrote:
> I am trying to understand how z2.py and enviroments variables work, so =
> that I can have complete control of how I start Zope. =
> I-am-not-a-Python-programmer-yet, so I apologise in advance if the =
> question is a stupid one.
> 
> Given the possibility to use INSTANCE_HOME etc, can I override most of =
> the uppercase variables defined in z2.py by setting and exporting them =
> in my /bin/sh script or are the only "overridable" variables the ones =
> defined and used in=20
> 
>    lib/python/App/FindHomes.py?
> 
> My guess would be the ones in FindHomes.py, as calls like=20
> 
>   try: home=3Dos.environ['SOFTWARE_HOME']
> 
> seems to have something to do with it :-)

You can override them by setting environment variables. For a specific
example where INSTANCE_HOME is set see:

  http://www.zope.org/Members/4am/instancehome

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