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diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/SystemUtil.java b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/SystemUtil.java
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+package jogamp.opengl;
+
+public class SystemUtil {
+
+    private static volatile boolean getenvSupported = true;
+    /** Wrapper for System.getenv(), which doesn't work on platforms
+        earlier than JDK 5 */
+    public static String getenv(String variableName) {
+        if (getenvSupported) {
+            try {
+                return System.getenv(variableName);
+            } catch (Error e) {
+                getenvSupported = false;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}