Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.0.3 Severity: serious Justification: Policy 9.9
Trying to run dpkg under a clean environment fails: # env -i dpkg -i 3dchess_0.8.1-17_amd64.deb dpkg: error: error: PATH is not set. Policy 9.9 says "A program must not depend on environment variables to get reasonable defaults.". I do not feel a double error is a "reasonable default" -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 8.5-1 GNU core utilities ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-6 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc6 2.13-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libselinux1 2.0.98-1.1 SELinux runtime shared libraries ii xz-utils 5.0.0-2 XZ-format compression utilities ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime dpkg recommends no packages. Versions of packages dpkg suggests: ii apt 0.8.15.5 Advanced front-end for dpkg -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
