environment: Support taking values from dict

Related to #5955.

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test cases/unit/69 test env value/meson.build b/test cases/unit/69 test env value/meson.build
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+++ b/test cases/unit/69 test env value/meson.build
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+project('test env value')
+
+testpy = find_program('test.py')
+
+val = ['1', '2', '3']
+foreach v: val
+    test('check env', testpy, args: [v], env: {'TEST_VAR': v})
+endforeach
+test('check env', testpy, args: ['4'], env: environment({'TEST_VAR': '4'}))
+test('check env', testpy, args: ['5'], env: environment(['TEST_VAR=5']))
diff --git a/test cases/unit/69 test env value/test.py b/test cases/unit/69 test env value/test.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0cc7645e7
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+++ b/test cases/unit/69 test env value/test.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+assert(os.environ['TEST_VAR'] == sys.argv[1])