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authorBen Boeckel <ben.boeckel@kitware.com>2021-07-08 13:17:21 (GMT)
committerBen Boeckel <ben.boeckel@kitware.com>2021-07-08 13:19:32 (GMT)
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Help/prop_test/ENVIRONMENT: clarify the scope of the changes
The "restored" bit is an implementation detail as it could also be implemented by passing a crafted environment to `execve` or `CreateProcess` arguments. Instead, state that the environment changes only affects the test with the property set.
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@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Specify environment variables that should be defined for running a test.
If set to a list of environment variables and values of the form
``MYVAR=value`` those environment variables will be defined while running
-the test. The environment is restored to its previous state after the
-test is done.
+the test. The environment changes from this property do not affect other
+tests.