Re: [LI] c compiler

["S.V.N.Vishwanathan" <vishy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>The current directory is never put in the PATH variable by default for 
>reasons of security .... I wonder is it correct to add it to the path for
>convenience alone??
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>just set your PATH varaiable to include the Present Working Directory i.e.
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I think its a good idea to put the PWD at the end of the PATH variable.
Consider the security hole to which someone had refered to earlier.
if say there is a malicious program called ls in your PWD. If you type ls
at the prompt the ls command (i.e /bin/ls) will still be executed as
opposed to the ls (i.e. ./ls) in your PWD. This is because the PWD occurs
later in the path as opposed to /bin and the PATH is searched serially.
cheers
-vishy


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