"VBox changing an environment variable" claim...

[Fernando Cassia]

A VBox user on Twitter is complaining that a "bugfix release" of virtualbox
has "changed an important environment variable" without specifying which
one.

Is this true? How and when does VBox on Windows use environment variables?

At first I thought it was a troll, but heÂŽs engaging in a conversation with
me over Twitter. So, devs, is there a likelihood that what this user says
is true?
https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/468810207968370688

Also, unless VBox modified the path, I donÂŽt see what other env variable
has far-reaching implications wrt to the stability or usability of the
system...
This claim is puzzling, to say the least... Checking the changelog I see
only two references to environment variables, and are related to guests...
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog

FC

[Michael Thayer]

Hello Fernando,

I agree that it would be easier to comment if we knew which variable he
was talking about. (I won't ask I'm afraid as I'm not on Twitter myself.)

Regards,

Michael

Post by Fernando Cassia
A VBox user on Twitter is complaining that a "bugfix release" of
virtualbox has "changed an important environment variable" without
specifying which one.
Is this true? How and when does VBox on Windows use environment variables?
At first I thought it was a troll, but he´s engaging in a conversation
with me over Twitter. So, devs, is there a likelihood that what this
user says is true?
https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/468810207968370688
Also, unless VBox modified the path, I don´t see what other env variable
has far-reaching implications wrt to the stability or usability of the
system...
This claim is puzzling, to say the least... Checking the changelog I see
only two references to environment variables, and are related to guests...
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
FC
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