+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Environment variables
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// returns TRUE if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
+// for this)
+WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
+
+// set the env var name to the given value, return TRUE on success
+WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxChar *value);
+
+// remove the env var from environment
+inline bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var) { return wxSetEnv(var, NULL); }
+