Returns:
    boolean value of the variable.

  Raises:
    UserInputError: if an environment variable is set, but it cannot be
      interpreted as a boolean indicator, assume that the user has made a
      scripting error, and will continue to provide invalid input.
      Raise the error to avoid infinitely looping.
  """
  if not question:
    question = 'Do you wish to build TensorFlow with {} support?'.format(

//
// Questions left to address:
// * Might at some point need a way for callers to provide their own Env.
// * Maybe add TF_TensorShape that encapsulates dimension info.
//
// Design decisions made:
// * Backing store for tensor memory has an associated deallocation
//   function.  This deallocation function will point to client code
//   for tensors populated by the client.  So the client can do things