From 806e94dcd8dbdf7bf1909657fd4331cfe17b4ab0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Andres Klode Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:52:59 +0100 Subject: Set PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin when running dpkg This avoids a lot of problems from local installations of scripting languages and other stuff in /usr/local for which maintainer scripts are not prepared. [v3: Inherit PATH during tests, check overrides work] [v2: Add testing] --- apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc') diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc index 0a9e98d6d..5df6c58a1 100644 --- a/apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc +++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc @@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ pid_t debSystem::ExecDpkg(std::vector const &sArgs, int * const inp { setenv("DPKG_FRONTEND_LOCKED", "true", 1); } + + if (_config->Find("DPkg::Path", "").empty() == false) + setenv("PATH", _config->Find("DPkg::Path", "").c_str(), 1); + execvp(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]); _error->WarningE("dpkg", "Can't execute dpkg!"); _exit(100); -- cgit v1.2.3