Re: default --prefix and OpenBSD

Adam Lazur <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:19:44 -0700

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Micah Cowan ([email protected]) said:
> On OpenBSD systems, which by default apparently append . to PATH,
> ./configure apparently defaults to a --prefix of ., which isn't terribly
> helpful.

Wow, that can't be true. Can another openbsd user confirm this?

Having . in PATH is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard, and is
a huge security issue. Of all the BSDs, I'd be surprise if openbsd did
it.

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Adam Lazur