| Index: pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/testing/kernel_chain.dart
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| diff --git a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/testing/kernel_chain.dart b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/testing/kernel_chain.dart
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| index 191ef312e6fa1e91f6e2957bfcaec41f8886760f..37a2e0d6e9d0eda77a6430563c43882295af1bfd 100644
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| --- a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/testing/kernel_chain.dart
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| +++ b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/testing/kernel_chain.dart
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| @@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import 'package:package_config/discovery.dart' show loadPackagesFile;
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|  
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|  import '../environment_variable.dart' show EnvironmentVariable;
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|  
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| +const String STRONG_MODE = " strong mode ";
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| +
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|  typedef Future<TestContext> TestContextConstructor(
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|      Chain suite,
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|      Map<String, String> environment,
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| @@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ abstract class TestContext extends ChainContext {
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|      Uri sdk = await computePatchedSdk();
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|      Uri vm = computeDartVm(sdk);
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|      Uri packages = Uri.base.resolve(".packages");
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| -    bool strongMode = false;
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| +    bool strongMode = environment.containsKey(STRONG_MODE);
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|      bool updateExpectations = environment["updateExpectations"] == "true";
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|      return constructor(
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|          suite,
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| 
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