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@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@ ob_plat_is_concerned()
## \fIversion\fP. For \fBbuildflags\fP the argument is \fI arch\fP.
## For \fBplatconf\fP they can be either only \fIplat\fP or all of
## \fIsource\fP, \fIversion\fP, and \fIplat\fP; the latter form is
-## deprecated.
+## deprecated. For \fBbuildflags\fP and \fBplatconf\fP, the system
+## path will be under the value of the \fIOB_TEST_DATADIR\fP
+## environment variable, if set and not null; this is intended for use
+## in testing programs that call this function.
## @operand path_id req One of \fBpackage-source\fP, \fBpackage-docs\fP,
## \fBbuildflags\fP, or \fBplatconf\fP.
## @operand args req Additional arguments specific to each \fIpath_id\fP.