(syms_of_callproc): Explicitly state in the documentation for

`process-environment' that earlier entries take precedence over later
ones.

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index caa8588844c..bc2c8c2bfb5 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-10-03  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>
+
+        * callproc.c (syms_of_callproc): Explicitly state in the
+        documentation for `process-environment' that earlier entries take
+        precedence over later ones.
+
 2001-10-02  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>
 
         * textprop.c (Fnext_char_property_change)
diff --git a/src/callproc.c b/src/callproc.c
index 70a42dddb05..fc4d0bf3379 100644
--- a/src/callproc.c
+++ b/src/callproc.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,8 @@ This is used by `call-process-region'.");
   DEFVAR_LISP ("process-environment", &Vprocess_environment,
     "List of environment variables for subprocesses to inherit.\n\
 Each element should be a string of the form ENVVARNAME=VALUE.\n\
+If multiple entries define the same variable, the first one always\n\
+takes precedence.\n\
 The environment which Emacs inherits is placed in this variable\n\
 when Emacs starts.");