The env command is used to include the user's PATH environment variable.

Since the environment isn't preserved with `sudo make install`, `GO ?= go` in the podman Makefile (commit: d3cd5098f0abb54279ce4abe594d309e2bc027b0) will not have a value, causing the command to fail. Fixes: containers/podman#24913 Signed-off-by: James Flowers <[email protected]> Helped-by: H Dub <[email protected]>
containers · Jan 23, 2025 · 4408c41 · 4408c41
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diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ First, ensure that the `go version` that is found first on the $PATH is 1.16.x o
 git clone https://github.com/containers/podman/
 cd podman
 make BUILDTAGS="selinux seccomp" PREFIX=/usr
-sudo make install PREFIX=/usr
+sudo env PATH=$PATH make install PREFIX=/usr
 ```
 
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