--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.java Mon Apr 18 21:44:03 2011 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.java Wed Apr 20 12:03:30 2011 +0100
@@ -938,6 +938,11 @@
* but at the very least the command must be a non-empty list of
* non-null strings.
*
+ * <p>A minimal set of system dependent environment variables may
+ * be required to start a process on some operating systems.
+ * As a result, the subprocess may inherit additional environment variable
+ * settings beyond those in the process builder's {@link #environment()}.
+ *
* <p>If there is a security manager, its
* {@link SecurityManager#checkExec checkExec}
* method is called with the first component of this object's