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From: Phil Ehrens (pehrens_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-08 11:32:40


The 'env' command is your friend:

/usr/bin/env LAMHOME=/some/place /some/place/lamboot

A useful variation:

/usr/bin/env LD_PRELOAD= LAMHOME=/some/place /some/place/lamboot

Joe Griffin wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there a way to pass the
> path of "hboot" into lamboot?
>
> I have different software using
> different versions of LAM. I
> would like to allow users to
> run each software package at
> the same time.
>
> Currently I have to:
> - set LAMHOME/PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> - run job using LAM-6.3.1
> - set LAMHOME/PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> - run job using LAM-6.5.6
>
> I have control of the application scripts
> and can have the correct "lamboot" used,
> however, it appears that lamboot calls
> the hboot in my path (which can only
> be for a specific version).
>
> I tried creating a /bin/hboot which
> could determine the version (new version
> has a -b), and then call the correct
> hboot, but that lamboot did not like
> my trickery.
>
> So .. Is there a way to pass the path of
> "hboot" to lamboot?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Griffin
>
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