GNU bug report logs - #23779
25.0.95; consing "SHELLVAR" onto process-environment doesn't remove it from subprocess env

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Message #44 received at 23779 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, 23779 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org,
 npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: bug#23779: 25.0.95; consing "SHELLVAR" onto process-environment
 doesn't remove it from subprocess env
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 00:26:28 +0300

On 06/17/2016 11:10 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> What do I do if I do want to change the original one?

That's what I was asking: are there scenarios where someone would want 
to do that? If they're very exceptional, if might be fine if the caller 
has to manipulate the process-environment list on a lower level themselves.

> Not sure what that means, or why do you ask that.

Do you know which value

(setq process-environment (cons "PAGER=" ...))

assigns to the environment variable PAGER?

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