> Changing the env during runtime is actually quite handy for debugging and forcing the program into specific states. Most debuggers nowadays support altering

> Changing the env during runtime is actually quite handy for debugging and forcing the program into specific states. Most debuggers nowadays support altering variables at runtime after hitting breakpoints. In the meantime this was the very first time I ever heard anyone even considering changing env vars at runtime, let alone use it to debug stuff. Sounds like an ass-backwards way of going about debugging.