bitpim-search-path-for-helpers.patch

   1 Index: src/conversions.py
   2 ===================================================================
   3 --- src/conversions.py  (revision 2853)
   4 +++ src/conversions.py  (working copy)
   5 @@ -49,7 +49,14 @@
   6          f=shortfilename(f)
   7      except:
   8          # this craps out if the helper does not exist!
   9 -        raise common.HelperBinaryNotFound(basename, basename+osext, [helperdir])
  10 +               # see if we can't find it in the system path instead ...
  11 +               try:
  12 +                       for path in os.getenv("PATH", "").split(":"):
  13 +                               f = path+"/"+basename+osext
  14 +                               if os.access(f, os.X_OK) and os.path.isfile(f):
  15 +                                       return f
  16 +               except:
  17 +               raise common.HelperBinaryNotFound(basename, basename+osext, [helperdir])
  18      if not os.path.isfile(f):
  19          raise common.HelperBinaryNotFound(basename, basename+osext, [helperdir])
  20      return f