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authorDaniel Mensinger <daniel@mensinger-ka.de>2020-12-30 10:40:25 +0100
committerJussi Pakkanen <jpakkane@gmail.com>2021-01-10 21:48:23 +0000
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cmake: add PATH logic to preliminary dep check (fixes #8133)
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@@ -219,8 +219,12 @@ Exanple `test.json`:
#### env
The `env` key contains a dictionary which specifies additional
-environment variables to be set during the configure step of the test. `@ROOT@`
-is replaced with the absolute path of the source directory.
+environment variables to be set during the configure step of the test.
+
+There is some basic support for configuring the string with the `@<VAR>@` syntax:
+
+- `@ROOT@`: absolute path of the source directory
+- `@PATH@`: current value of the `PATH` env variable
#### installed