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diff --git a/tags/c/command-with-path-in-maintainer-script.tag b/tags/c/command-with-path-in-maintainer-script.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7602dc --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/c/command-with-path-in-maintainer-script.tag @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Tag: command-with-path-in-maintainer-script +Severity: warning +Check: scripts +Explanation: The indicated program run in a maintainer script has a prepended + path. Programs called from maintainer scripts normally should not have a + path prepended. dpkg ensures that the PATH is set to a reasonable value, + and prepending a path may prevent the local administrator from using a + replacement version of a command for some local reason. + . + If the path is used to test a program for existence, please use <code>if + which $program > /dev/null; then …</code>. + . + If you intend to override this tag, please make sure that you are in + control of the installation path of the according program and that + you won't forget to change this maintainer script, too, if you ever + move that program around. +See-Also: debian-policy 6.1, developer-reference 6.4, Bug#769845, Bug#807695, + https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/11/msg00044.html |