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Re:Don't setenv in multi-threaded code on glibc by alyandon on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @02:08PM (#13534068)
I don't know why you are getting downvotes. Someone tried to propose a getenv_r implementation for glibc in 2007 and even submitted a patch - which was rejected by a certain someone that is pretty famous for not wanting "bsd crap" in glibc.

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4350

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Re:Don't setenv in multi-threaded code on glibc by viraptor on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:57PM (#13537492)
Since he left, some old ideas have been raised again and merged. It could be worth revisiting.
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Re:Don't setenv in multi-threaded code on glibc by alyandon on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @10:34PM (#13537996)
Ah, that's right he did move on. :)
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