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Re: [PATCH] To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widely

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Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date
May 7, 2009, 08:47 UTC
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Junio C Hamano schrieb:
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> Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> writes:
> 
>> Problem: when git is installed into /usr/local/bin, running 'sudo make
>> install' won't find git in $PATH (because sudo strips PATH, for instance
>> on openSUSE 11.1, and doesn't include /usr/local/whatever).
> 
> That sounds like a bug/misfeature in sudo (which I do not use) to me.
sudo resets the environment, in particular also PATH. Why would this be a bug?

Current distros set env_reset in /etc/soduers for a reason. Not that I know the reason in detail, but I won't claim that I'm more clever with regards to security issues than distro packagers; so I trust that if they do it, then it makes sense.

-- Hannes
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Message 8 of 13 in “To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widely”
  1. To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyMatthias Andree, May 7, 2009
  2. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2009
  4. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  5. Re: To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyNicolas Sebrecht, May 7, 2009
  6. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  7. Re: To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyNicolas Sebrecht, May 7, 2009
  8. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2009
  9. Michael J GruberMay 7, 2009
  10. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  11. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  12. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2009
  13. To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyMatthias Andree, May 7, 2009

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