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>>       (let ((compilation-process-setup-function
>> 	     (list 'lambda nil
>> 		   (list 'setq 'process-environment
>> 			 (list 'quote (eshell-copy-environment))))))
>
> Since this is copied more or less verbatim from eshell/em-unix.el,
> maybe John can explain why it is safe to do thing this way ?

Hmm... it could be wrong.  I think I was just trying to write the
code as safely as possible.

John