Bug#915170: nvi: reproducible build (usrmerge): embeds path of sh found via PATH

[Ansgar Burchardt]

Source: nvi
Version: 1.81.6-13
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
User: ***@linux.it
Usertags: usrmerge

Dear Maintainer,

According to reproducible build tests nvi gets built differently
on a merged-usr system vs a non-merged system.

The package embeds the full path of sh. Since PATH defaults to
/usr/bin before /bin, the first will be used on a usrmerged system
where they're both essentially the same thing, but /usr/bin/sh does
not exist on non-merged systems.

The attached patch passes `vi_cv_path_shell=/bin/sh` to explicitly set
the path.

Regards,
Ansgar

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