Bug#176526: tetex-bin: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/mktexnam does not set PATH correctly

[Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>]

severity 176526 normal
thanks

From: Walter Tautz <wtautz@math.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Bug#176526: tetex-bin: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/mktexnam does not set PATH correctly
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:39:47 -0500

> in the script /var/lib/texmf/web2c/mktexnam we see no PATH setting
> ( in contrast to what is done in mktexlsr for example). The reason this 
> is important is the command `access' happens to have a counter part
> in some local software we run. I have noticed this problem for years
> and have even mentioned it to upstream in the past. The upsteam in
> this case are the web2c developers presumably and not Thomas of tetex.

I'm not sure but is it really necessary to set PATH
in mktexnam?  Please elaborate the issue, if possible.

As it was placed in /var/lib/texmf/web2c/, I guess it
was used inside TeX system, a bit different from mktexlsr
in its nature.

Thanks,			    2003-1-17(Fri)

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