#5976: fixed distutils test_check_environ
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
index 348933e..ea7c592 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
@@ -214,12 +214,17 @@
# posix without HOME
if os.name == 'posix': # this test won't run on windows
- os.environ = {}
- check_environ()
-
- import pwd
- self.assertEquals(os.environ['HOME'],
- pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[5])
+ old_home = os.environ.get('HOME')
+ try:
+ check_environ()
+ import pwd
+ self.assertEquals(os.environ['HOME'],
+ pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[5])
+ finally:
+ if old_home is not None:
+ os.environ['HOME'] = old_home
+ else:
+ del os.environ['HOME']
else:
check_environ()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 485920a..7c037c3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@
Library
-------
+- Issue #5976: Fixed Distutils test_check_environ.
+
- Issue #5900: Ensure RUNPATH is added to extension modules with RPATH if GNU
ld is used. Original patch by Floris Bruynooghe.