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Package: htmlgen
Version: 2.2.2-4
Severity: normal
The htmlgen install script uses
python /usr/lib/python$PV/compileall.py -q $i
Instead of
/usr/bin/python /usr/lib/python$PV/compileall.py -q $i
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux darjeeling 2.2.17 #1 Sun Jun 25 09:24:41 EST 2000 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages htmlgen depends on:
ii python-base 1.5.2-16 An interactive object-oriented scr
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Moshe Zadka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The htmlgen install script uses
>
> python /usr/lib/python$PV/compileall.py -q $i
>
> Instead of
>
> /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/python$PV/compileall.py -q $i
This is common practice; e.g. /usr/share/doc/python/sample.postinst.
Quoting Debian Policy:
Programs called from maintainer scripts should not normally have a
path prepended to them. Before installation is started, the package
management system checks to see if the programs `ldconfig',
`start-stop-daemon', `install-info', and `update-rc.d' can be found
via the `PATH' environment variable. Those programs, and any other
program that one would expect to be on the `PATH', should thus be
invoked without an absolute pathname. Maintainer scripts should also
not reset the `PATH', though they might choose to modify it by
prepending or appending package-specific directories. These
considerations really apply to all shell scripts.
Thanks,
Matej
