1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/System.java b/libjava/java/lang/System.java
index 1d9805b..d752987 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/System.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/System.java
@@ -454,18 +454,22 @@ public final class System
   }
 
   /**
-   * This used to get an environment variable, but following Sun's lead,
-   * it now throws an Error. Use <code>getProperty</code> instead.
+   * Gets the value of an environment variable.
    *
    * @param name the name of the environment variable
-   * @return this does not return
-   * @throws Error this is not supported
-   * @deprecated use {@link #getProperty(String)}; getenv is not supported
+   * @return the string value of the variable
+   * @throws NullPointerException
+   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
+   * @since 1.5
    */
   public static String getenv(String name)
   {
-    throw new Error("getenv no longer supported, use properties instead: "
-                    + name);
+    if (name == null)
+      throw new NullPointerException();
+    SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
+    if (sm != null)
+      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("getenv."+name));
+    return getenv0(name);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -602,4 +606,11 @@ public final class System
    * @see #setErr(PrintStream)
    */
   private static native void setErr0(PrintStream err);
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of an environment variable.
+   *
+   * @see #getenv(String)
+   */
+  static native String getenv0(String name);
 } // class System