From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 26 16:14:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0638A16A4CE; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:14:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rrcs-midsouth-24-172-16-118.biz.rr.com [24.172.16.118]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4362E43D2D; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:14:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from [10.2.1.4] (vpn-client-4.marcuscom.com [10.2.1.4]) i7QGBFtm036689; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:11:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: Oliver Eikemeier In-Reply-To: <6BCED37A-F72F-11D8-91E7-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com> References: <6BCED37A-F72F-11D8-91E7-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-IkZlOx5kqY/R7qwplNT6" Organization: MarcusCom, Inc. Message-Id: <1093536783.724.0.camel@gyros> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:13:04 -0400 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on creme-brulee.marcuscom.com cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org cc: Mark Linimon cc: portmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/64342: Assumed content of PATH is not defined in Porter's Handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:14:27 -0000 --=-IkZlOx5kqY/R7qwplNT6 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 03:13, Oliver Eikemeier wrote: > Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >=20 > > I think it's fair to assume that PATH will be (as it pertains to > > @[un]exec commands, post-install commands, etc.): > > > > /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6= /bin > > > > This is what it is set to during package builds on pointyhat, and is a > > reasonable default. >=20 > PATH is a strange beast, since pkg_add(1) sets it to >=20 > /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin >=20 > for pkg_req, pkg_install and @exec. pkg_delete(1) just inherits the PATH=20 > given in the environment. I think this should be changed to use the PATH on pointyhat. I don't see any reason why /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin shouldn't be in there. Joe > -Oliver --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-IkZlOx5kqY/R7qwplNT6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBBLgwPb2iPiv4Uz4cRAvRgAJ43qteesFN1/K8Am1CsyDmEJtLfPQCfdY8H Ggq9D+YFxZ4jpS3MX1vtrPw= =Ug2Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-IkZlOx5kqY/R7qwplNT6--