Re: [basex-talk] Declarations for external variables not enforced

You'll be sorry not fixing this sooner rather than later.

What if the UNIX shell automatically exported every variable by default?

This would cause the worst kind of bugs. The ones that creep in while you aren't aware.

A program that worked fine in your polluted environment suddenly stops working when that environment is changed.

Stick with the spec and nobody will blame you.

Cut the corners and people will start (or worse not even) notice some things are unnecessary and remove them... result: unportable programs.