Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 07:20:01 +0100 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Source Code <src@chen.ml.org> Cc: committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: full path of sysctl in bsd.port.mk? Message-ID: <19981202072000.A1731@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <199812012353.PAA01127@dingo.cdrom.com>; from Mike Smith on Tue, Dec 01, 1998 at 03:53:35PM -0800 References: <199812012147.QAA32598@chen.ml.org> <199812012353.PAA01127@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Tue, Dec 01, 1998 at 03:53:35PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > Usually I build ports as a regular user (only install them as root), so sysctl > > is not in my path and the build fails with the message, > > > > sysctl: not found > > "/usr/share/mk/bsd.port.mk", line 410: warning: "sysctl -n kern.osreldate" returned non-zero status > > > > Can we specify the full path name of sysctl in bsd.port.mk? > > Sysctl should be in your path; it's a general-purpose enquiry tool. The rest of bsd.port.mk also uses full path names, even programs, that reside under /usr/bin, which is usually alway part of users environment. So I'd say every program with complete path .... especially if it's a sbin program ... -- Andreas Klemm http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~andreas What gives you 90% more speed, for example, in kernel compilation ? http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~fsmp/SMP/akgraph-a/graph1.html "NT = Not Today" (Maggie Biggs) ``powered by FreeBSD SMP'' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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