Environment Variables - xspec/xspec GitHub Wiki

The following environment variables can be used to configure xspec.bat and xspec.sh.

Environment Variable	Description
SAXON_CP	Full classpath containing the Saxon jar file (and the XML Resolver jar file if support for XML Catalog is needed).¹
SAXON_HOME	Location of a folder containing the Saxon jar file (and the XML Resolver jar file if support for XML Catalog is needed).¹
TEST_DIR	Location for XSpec to save reports and temporary files. Defaults to xspec folder relative to the XSpec test file.
XSPEC_HOME	Location of the XSpec installation. Defaults to the parent of the folder containing xspec.bat or xspec.sh. If you move xspec.bat or xspec.sh you may have to define this environment variable.
XSPEC_HTML_REPORT_THEME	(New in v3.2) Color palette for HTML report, such as blackwhite (black on white), whiteblack (white on black), or classic (earlier green/pink design). Defaults to blackwhite.
SCHEMATRON_XSLT_INCLUDE	Location of an XSLT stylesheet to use for the first step of compiling a Schematron schema. The default is the built-in include.xsl.
SCHEMATRON_XSLT_EXPAND	Location of an XSLT stylesheet to use for the second step of compiling a Schematron schema. The default is the built-in expand.xsl.
SCHEMATRON_XSLT_COMPILE	Location of an XSLT stylesheet to use for the third step of compiling a Schematron schema. The default is the built-in compile-for-svrl.xsl.
XQS_HOME_URI	(New in v3.4) Absolute URI of XQS installation, ending with final slash. The default is the built-in lib/xqs/.
XML_CATALOG	Location of XML Catalog files.
SAXON_CUSTOM_OPTIONS	Command-line arguments passed to Saxon. For example, -expand:off -val:lax. This variable takes effect only when running the test. It has no effect when compiling the test or formatting the test result.

Footnotes

1. Either SAXON_CP or SAXON_HOME must be provided. SAXON_CP has precedence over SAXON_HOME.