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

[Walter Tautz <wtautz@math.uwaterloo.ca>]

On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Atsuhito Kohda wrote:

> 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.
> 

Well, if one invokes dvips on a dvi file for example.... my suggesition is
that you temporarily create a fake access command in your PATH before the
proper one at /usr/bin/access and see if
mktexnam invokes this fake commmand prior to invoking /usr/bin/access which
it's suppose to....