Support overwriting complete dict
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Description
[See original issue on GitLab](https://gitlab.com/BuildStream/buildstream/-/issues/272)
In GitLab by [[Gitlab user @juergbi]](https://gitlab.com/juergbi) on Feb 24, 2018, 11:46
It's currently not possible to completely control the environment variables in a project. Composition allows overriding individual variables of the `environment` dict in the default project configuration. However, it's not possible to unset environment variables. It's also not possible to overwrite/replace the complete dict to be independent from the currently installed default configuration.
Would it make sense to support `(=)` for dicts as well?
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Research direction
The issue names no source file or test. Start by tracing how project configuration composes the environment dict and how the existing `(=)` operation is handled; done means supporting complete dict replacement and unsetting inherited variables, with tests covering both cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100