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Ben Boeckel de4f1f26b0 CTest: add an ENVIRONMENT_MODIFICATION property
This property allows projects to modify environment variables at test
time rather than trying to guess what the state should be based on what
is present at configure time. Of particular interest is the ability to
use a `PATH` present at test time while adding entries known to be
necessary for the test itself.

There are multiple operations provided to modify variables, including:

  - setting and unsetting
  - appending and prepending as:
    - strings
    - path lists
    - CMake lists

Additionally, a `reset` action is provided to cancel any prior
modifications to that particular variable in the case of incremental
additions to the test property.
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ENVIRONMENT_MODIFICATION
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Specify environment variables that should be modified for running a test. Note
that the operations performed by this property are performed after the
:prop_test:`ENVIRONMENT` property is already applied.
If set to a list of environment variables and values of the form
``MYVAR=OP:VALUE``. Entries are considered in the order specified in the
property's value. The ``OP`` may be one of:
- ``reset``: Reset to the unmodified value, ignoring all modifications to
``MYVAR`` prior to this entry. Note that this will reset the variable to
the value set by :prop_test:`ENVIRONMENT`, if it was set, and otherwise
to its state from the rest of the CTest execution.
- ``set``: Replaces the current value of ``MYVAR`` with ``VALUE``.
- ``unset``: Unsets the current value of ``MYVAR``.
- ``string_append``: Appends ``VALUE`` to the current value of ``MYVAR``.
- ``string_prepend``: Prepends ``VALUE`` to the current value of ``MYVAR``.
- ``path_list_append``: Appends ``VALUE`` to the current value of ``MYVAR``
using the platform-specific list separator.
- ``path_list_prepend``: Prepends ``VALUE`` to the current value of
``MYVAR`` using the platform-specific list separator.
- ``cmake_list_append``: Appends ``VALUE`` to the current value of ``MYVAR``
using ``;`` as the separator.
- ``cmake_list_prepend``: Prepends ``VALUE`` to the current value of
``MYVAR`` using ``;`` as the separator.
Unrecognized ``OP`` values will result in the test failing before it is
executed. This is so that future operations may be added without changing
valid behavior of existing tests.
The environment changes from this property do not affect other tests.