[rt-users] PATH for executing external programs from RT?

[Matthew Seaman]

Matthew Seaman wrote:
> Kenneth Marshall wrote:
>> Re-install the GraphViz and GnuPG modules using the correct
>> paths to these programs. Alternatively, you can make a symbolic
>> link from the actual location to where the module is looking for
>> these programs.
>>
> 
> Both of those modules use the PATH setting in the environment to find
> executables.  There is no explicit record of where programs were found 
> at installation time.
> 
> And, no, I'm not going to make a rat's nest of symbolic links everywhere.
> Fixing the thing that is broken is what is required, and in this case 
> I'd say RT is pretty clearly not doing the right thing.
> 

A hah! Found it.

splenetic:/usr/local/bin:# diff -u webmux.pl{.save,}
--- webmux.pl.save      2009-02-16 15:49:57.000000000 +0000
+++ webmux.pl   2009-02-19 15:21:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  use strict;

  BEGIN {
-    $ENV{'PATH'}   = '/bin:/usr/bin';                     # or whatever 
you need
+    $ENV{'PATH'}   = '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin'; 
# or whatever you need
      $ENV{'CDPATH'} = '' if defined $ENV{'CDPATH'};
      $ENV{'SHELL'}  = '/bin/sh' if defined $ENV{'SHELL'};
      $ENV{'ENV'}    = '' if defined $ENV{'ENV'};

Now the graph links work, and the GPG links are actually showing up.
Definately one for the FreeBSD port even if not accepted upstream.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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