Add LIBCLANG_LIBRARY_PATH and LIBCLANG_LIBRARY_FILE

Author: TApplencourt

clang/bindings/python/clang/cindex.py

@@ -4383,8 +4383,8 @@ def register(item: LibFunc) -> None:
 
 
 class Config:
-    library_path = None
-    library_file: str | None = None
+    library_path: str | None = os.environ.get("LIBCLANG_LIBRARY_PATH")
+    library_file: str | None = os.environ.get("LIBCLANG_LIBRARY_FILE")
     compatibility_check = True
     loaded = False
 

clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ Clang Python Bindings Potentially Breaking Changes
   ElaboratedTypes. The value becomes unused, and all the existing users should
   expect the former underlying type to be reported instead.
 - Remove ``AccessSpecifier.NONE`` kind. No libclang interfaces ever returned this kind.
+- Added the environment variables ``LIBCLANG_LIBRARY_PATH`` and ``LIBCLANG_LIBRARY_FILE``,
+  which allow users to specify the directory path and the exact library file that
+  should be used to locate libclang.
 
 What's New in Clang |release|?
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