openssh unix dev - Jan 2002 - [Bug 82] New: scp: Command not found errors

http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82

           Summary: scp: Command not found errors
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: -current
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: scp
        AssignedTo: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: steve_dum at mentor.com


First, the FAQ discussion item 3.7 is out of date and needs updated.
the 'scp: Command not found' errors seem to typically get generated
because
the default search path doesn't include /usr/local/bin which is where scp is
located.  It is fixed by adding /usr/local/bin to one's login setup scripts.

Next, the configure --with-default-path suggestion is a bum steer.  The
option --with-default-path no longer effects the makefiles, header files or
source code.  It did in Version 1.x but certianly its gone from 3.x and later
2.x's.  This option should be removed from configure, since it's no
longer used.



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Once upon a time, bugzilla-daemon at mindrot.org <bugzilla-daemon at
mindrot.org> said:
> Next, the configure --with-default-path suggestion is a bum steer.  The
> option --with-default-path no longer effects the makefiles, header files or
> source code.  It did in Version 1.x but certianly its gone from 3.x and
later
> 2.x's.  This option should be removed from configure, since it's no
longer used.
It should _not_ be removed because it does work and it is used.  I'm not
sure why someone thinks it doesn't work; configure does set USER_PATH in
config.h, which is used in defines.h to override _PATH_STDPATH, which is
used in session.c do_child() to initialize the PATH.
-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

bugzilla-daemon at mindrot.org writes:
 > Next, the configure --with-default-path suggestion is a bum steer.  The
 > option --with-default-path no longer effects the makefiles, header files
or
 > source code.  It did in Version 1.x but certianly its gone from 3.x and
later
 > 2.x's.  This option should be removed from configure, since it's
no longer used.

Funny, "configure --with-default-path=..." still works for me in
Portable OpenSSH 3.0.2p1.  I get

/* Specify default $PATH */
#define USER_PATH
"/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"

in config.h in my Solaris and Digital UNIX builds when I use it.  What
platform are you trying to configure for?