[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 2.4.1-4-g4a79577

["Russ Allbery" <rra@debian.org>]

The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit 4a79577ae7aa8c0713dcaeededb83e4ad8e45f97
Author: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date:   Thu May 6 22:57:39 2010 -0700

    Set a default PATH if PATH is completely unset
    
    * frontend/lintian:
      + [RA] Set a PATH of /bin:/usr/bin if PATH is completely unset.
        Thanks, Carsten Hey.

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9b13f32..e756018 100755
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ lintian (2.4.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     + [RA] Update to current unstable and add the old xserver-xorg video
       and input virtual packages.
 
+  * frontend/lintian:
+    + [RA] Set a PATH of /bin:/usr/bin if PATH is completely unset.
+      Thanks, Carsten Hey.
+
   * lib/Lintian/Relation.pm:
     + [RA] Rather than allowing only a package name or a substvar, allow
       substvars mixed into the package name.  (Closes: #580494)
diff --git a/frontend/lintian b/frontend/lintian
index be461e1..42e6876 100755
--- a/frontend/lintian
+++ b/frontend/lintian
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ $ENV{'LC_ALL'} = 'C';
 # reset timezone definition (also for tar)
 $ENV{'TZ'}     = '';
 
+# When run in some automated ways, Lintian may not have a PATH, but we assume
+# we can call standard utilities without their full path.  If PATH is
+# completely unset, add something basic.
+$ENV{PATH} = '/bin:/usr/bin' unless $ENV{PATH};
+
 # }}}
 
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