Index: tools/__init__.py
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--- tools/__init__.py	(revision 981)
+++ tools/__init__.py	(working copy)
@@ -195,10 +195,16 @@
     # First make a dummy environment in order to evaluate all variables, since
     # env['wine'] will tell us which 'real' environment to create:
     env = Environment(tools=[], variables=variables)
+    newpath=env['ENV']['PATH']
+    if env.get('path', None) is not None:
+        newpath=newpath+os.path.pathsep+env['path']
+    print newpath
     if env['wine']:
         env = WineEnvironment(variables=variables, *args, **kw)
     else:
-        env = Environment(variables=variables, *args, **kw)
+        env = Environment(variables=variables, ENV = {'PATH' :
+				newpath}, *args, **kw)
+        #env = Environment(variables=variables, *args, **kw)
         env['PYTHON'] = 'python'
         env['PATHSEP'] = os.path.pathsep
     try:
@@ -411,3 +417,6 @@
     vars.Add(PathVariable('lib', 'Library search path ' + \
                           '(e.g. "/usr/local/lib:/opt/local/lib")', None,
                           PathVariable.PathAccept))
+    vars.Add(PathVariable('path', 'Extra executable path ' + \
+                         '(e.g. "/opt/local/bin/")', None,
+                         PathVariable.PathAccept))