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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#-*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2018 CEA/DEN
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+
+"""\
+initialize PATH etc... for salomeTools unittest test files
+"""
+
+"""
+https://docs.python.org/2/library/os.html
+os.environ mapping is captured the first time the os module is imported,
+typically during Python startup as part of processing site.py.
+Changes to the environment made after this time are not reflected
+in os.environ, except for changes made by modifying os.environ directly.
+
+On some platforms, including FreeBSD and Mac OS X,
+setting environ may cause memory leaks.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import pprint as PP
+
+# get path to salomeTools sources directory parent
+satdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+
+# sys.stderr.write("INFO : initializeTest needs '%s' in sys.path:\n%s\n" % (satdir, PP.pformat(sys.path)))
+
+if satdir not in sys.path:
+ # get path to salomeTools sources FIRST as prepend
+ # Make the src & commands package accessible from all test code
+ sys.path.insert(0, satdir)
+ sys.stderr.write("""\
+WARNING : sys.path not set for salomeTools, fixed for you:
+ sys.path prepend '%s'
+ sys.path:\n%s\n""" % (satdir, PP.pformat(sys.path)))
+ # os.environ PATH is not set...
+ # supposedly useful only for subprocess launch from sat
+ # see https://docs.python.org/2/library/os.html
+ # On some platforms, including FreeBSD and Mac OS X,
+ # setting environ may cause memory leaks.
+ # sys.stderr.write("os.environ PATH:\n%s\n" % PP.pformat(os.environ["PATH"].split(":")))
+ sys.stderr.write("INFO : to fix this message type:\n 'export PYTHONPATH=%s:${PYTHONPATH}'\n" % satdir)
+
+
