2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/core/slang-platform.cpp b/source/core/slang-platform.cpp
index e735216f4..d02951e0b 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-platform.cpp
+++ b/source/core/slang-platform.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 // slang-platform.cpp
+
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+
 #include "slang-platform.h"
 
 #include "slang-common.h"
@@ -197,6 +200,18 @@ SLANG_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(E_OUTOFMEMORY == SLANG_E_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
 
 #endif // _WIN32
 
+
+/* static */SlangResult PlatformUtil::getEnvironmentVariable(const UnownedStringSlice& name, StringBuilder& out)
+{
+    const char* value = getenv(String(name).getBuffer());
+    if (value)
+    {
+        out.append(value);
+        return SLANG_OK;
+    }
+    return SLANG_E_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
 /* static */PlatformKind PlatformUtil::getPlatformKind()
 {
 #if SLANG_WINRT
diff --git a/source/core/slang-platform.h b/source/core/slang-platform.h
index c3ad1c486..767e83c1d 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-platform.h
+++ b/source/core/slang-platform.h
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ namespace Slang
             /// True if the kind is part of the family
         static bool isFamily(PlatformFamily family, PlatformKind kind) { return (getPlatformFlags(family) & (PlatformFlags(1) << int(kind))) != 0; }
 
+            /// Given an environment name returns the set system variable.
+            /// Will return SLANG_E_NOT_FOUND if the variable is not set
+        static SlangResult getEnvironmentVariable(const UnownedStringSlice& name, StringBuilder& out);
     };
 
 #ifndef _MSC_VER