# File lib/packaging/config.rb, line 211
      def load_overrides
        if ENV['PARAMS_FILE'] && ENV['PARAMS_FILE'] != ''
          if File.readable?(ENV['PARAMS_FILE'])
            root = self.instance_variable_get("@project_root")
            self.config_from_yaml(ENV['PARAMS_FILE'])
            self.instance_variable_set("@project_root", root) if root
          else
            fail "PARAMS_FILE was set, but not to the path to a readable file."
          end
        end
      end