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@@ -241,13 +241,14 @@ be visible at the same locations on both the build system and HOSTNAME.
    In general, when testing the GNU C Library, `test-wrapper' may be set
 to the name and arguments of any program to run newly built binaries.
 This program must preserve the arguments to the binary being run, its
-working directory, all environment variables set as part of testing and
-the standard input, output and error file descriptors.  If
-`TEST-WRAPPER env' will not work to run a program with environment
-variables set, then `test-wrapper-env' must be set to a program that
-runs a newly built program with environment variable assignments in
-effect, those assignments being specified as `VAR=VALUE' before the
-name of the program to be run.
+working directory and the standard input, output and error file
+descriptors.  If `TEST-WRAPPER env' will not work to run a program with
+environment variables set, then `test-wrapper-env' must be set to a
+program that runs a newly built program with environment variable
+assignments in effect, those assignments being specified as `VAR=VALUE'
+before the name of the program to be run.  If multiple assignments to
+the same variable are specified, the last assignment specified must
+take precedence.
 
 Installing the C Library
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