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>Number:         4737
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       bb port depends on "." being in the path, big security hole.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct  9 18:50:00 PDT 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kyle McPeek
>Organization:
Lexmark International
>Release:        ports-current
>Environment:
FreeBSD, all versions using ports-current bb port

	
>Description:

	bb port tries to run 'bbconfig freebsd' but if "." is not on your path
	it will fail.  Port makefile should be changed to "./bbconfig freebsd"

>How-To-Repeat:

	since one should not have "." on one's path this should be easily 
	repeatable

>Fix:
	
	change to "./bbconfig freebsd"

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: