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Subject: Re: [boost] Environment Variables Library?
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-23 10:00:02


> The C runtime getenv/_putenv functions actually maintain two separate
> copies of the environment, one narrow, one wide.
>
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/tehxacec.aspx

... and those appear to be distinct from the OS environment block that
SetEnvironmentVariable modifies. So that makes three (or maybe four) copies
in total. It's fun for the whole family.


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