docs/64342: Assumed content of PATH is not defined in Porter's Handbook

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 03:13, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
> Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> PATH is a strange beast, since pkg_add(1) sets it to
> 
>    /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> 
> for pkg_req, pkg_install and @exec. pkg_delete(1) just inherits the PATH 
> 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
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