@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
 status pass fail n/a
 
 # These are set before all tests, override them 
 # in the testconfig [pre-launch-env-overrides] section
 [env-override]
-SPECIAL_ENV_VARS overide them here - seen only by the test launcher
+SPECIAL_ENV_VARS overide them here - should be seen at launch and in the runs
+TESTVAR [system realpath .]
 
 ## disks are:
 ## name host:/path/to/area
 ## -or-
 ## name /path/to/area