Environment Variables

The Environment Variables pane allows you to view the current User and System environment variables that will be used when any abld command is invoked. User variables are modified or added when a process is invoked. Read only system variables are listed. Variables and values in bold are items that have been modified from their default values.

Some variables have special meaning, including:

Figure 1 - Environment Variables

Table 1 Environment variable items
Item Explanation
New Click to add a new environment variable. You must specify a name and a value.
Edit Allows you to edit the name and value of an environment variable.
Undefine

Undefines the selected variable so that it is not used during a build.

NOTE Some variables, like PATH, EPOCROOT, and those beginning with MW* have special meaning and cannot be undefined.

Variable use

Shows the use for the selected variable. Uses include:

  • Default – Take the variable as-is from the system, do not modify it.
  • Append – Add the value displayed to the end of the existing variable (the existing variable name is not displayed.
  • Prepend – Add the value displayed to the front of the existing variable (the existing variable name is not displayed.
  • Replace – Replace the value displayed with the existing variable.
  • Undefine – Not used during a build
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