Control: retitle -1 bsd-mailx: allow TMPDIR env to override /tmp On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 12:48:26AM +0100, Richard Lewis wrote: > On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 at 23:02, Andrew Bower <and...@bower.uk> wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 06, 2025 at 12:32:09PM +0000, Holger Levsen wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 06, 2025 at 12:47:36PM +0100, Richard Lewis wrote: > > > > On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 at 12:01, Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org> > > > > wrote: > > > > > bsd-mailx > > > > > > > > i'm not sure, but i think this may be the problem --- looking at > > > > https://salsa.debian.org/debian/bsd-mailx/-/blob/master/send.c and > > > > https://salsa.debian.org/debian/bsd-mailx/-/blob/master/debian/patches/02-Base-fixes-1.patch > > > > it seems debian has patched bsd-mailx to hardcode /tmp (im not sure > > > > about this, i only read the code on salsa, and couldnt spot where the > > > > directory was set)? > > > > > > ic! > > > > I've come along and done the easy bit... the attached patch causes mailx > > to honour the TMPDIR environment variable, if set. > > Thanks - this looks a good solution to me > > > Does this do enough to fix your originally-failing scenario? > > I tested a bsd-mailx with your patch applied in a systemd-nspawn > container (unstable), with exim, and it fixed the original issue > (which i could reproduce)
Fantastic! (I know I'm a total fraud offering to help at this last stage when you had done all the work but I couldn't resist...) I've placed a suitable source package on mentors for convenience in case it's not possible to reach the maintainer in a timely fashion with corresponding git commits also available: https://mentors.debian.net/package/bsd-mailx/ https://salsa.debian.org/abower/bsd-mailx/-/commits/honour-tmpdir I suspect a pre-request will not be needed for this change? [...] > > (I don't see that Debian overrode anything so much as setting an > > otherwise undefined but required build-time definition for the default.) > > ah yes! I'm retitling to reflect - hope that's ok!
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