Re: [rt-users] PATH for executing external programs from RT?

[Matthew Seaman]

Matthew Seaman wrote:

Kenneth Marshall wrote:

Re-install the GraphViz and GnuPG modules using the correct
paths to these programs. Alternatively, you can make a symbolic
link from the actual location to where the module is looking for
these programs.

Both of those modules use the PATH setting in the environment to find


And, no, I'm not going to make a rat's nest of symbolic links everywhere.

executables. There is no explicit record of where programs were found at installation time. Fixing the thing that is broken is what is required, and in this case I'd say RT is pretty clearly not doing the right thing.

A hah! Found it.

splenetic:/usr/local/bin:# diff -u webmux.pl{.save,}
--- webmux.pl.save      2009-02-16 15:49:57.000000000 +0000
+++ webmux.pl   2009-02-19 15:21:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 use strict;

 BEGIN {

     $ENV{'CDPATH'} = '' if defined $ENV{'CDPATH'};
     $ENV{'SHELL'}  = '/bin/sh' if defined $ENV{'SHELL'};
     $ENV{'ENV'}    = '' if defined $ENV{'ENV'};

Now the graph links work, and the GPG links are actually showing up.
Definately one for the FreeBSD port even if not accepted upstream.

        Cheers,

        Matthew

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- $ENV{'PATH'} = '/bin:/usr/bin'; # or whatever you need + $ENV{'PATH'} = '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin'; # or whatever you need

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