28560 – genkernel script resets PATH

Bug 28560 - genkernel script resets PATH

Summary: genkernel script resets PATH

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Hosted Projects
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	genkernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Brad House

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Reported:	2003-09-12 15:59 UTC by Sergey Okhapkin
Modified:	2004-01-18 08:06 UTC (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)

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Description Sergey Okhapkin 2003-09-12 15:59:25 UTC

genkernel script should assign some value to EBUILD variable before 
soursing /sbin/functions.sh to not reset PATH to default value in functions.sh

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Prepare system to use distcc (add /usr/lib/distcc/bin to the front of PATH)
2. Run genkernel

Actual Results:  
distcc is not being called for the kernel compilation

Comment 1 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-09-12 20:38:22 UTC

It's a bit weird that functions.sh resets the path.

Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2003-09-12 20:43:12 UTC

i'd imagine that functions.sh resets the path so that rc-scripts are guaranteed sane setups

Comment 3 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-09-13 13:50:10 UTC

Yep.

Comment 4 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-22 19:31:26 UTC

Could we make a temp variable for $PATH, source functions.sh, and then reset
path? It is hackish, but it is the sanest way to fix this ...

Comment 5 Brad House 2004-01-18 08:06:08 UTC

err, genkernel 3 doesn't source /sbin/functions
you're probably thinking of an older release, and we
are not supporting genkernel < 3