tests: quote PATH in external-builders test heredoc#15267
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The external-builders test expands `$PATH` into a heredoc without quotes, so any `PATH` entry containing spaces causes bash to parse the line as a command instead of an assignment, failing the test.
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Motivation
The external-builders test expands $PATH into a heredoc without quotes,
so any PATH entry containing spaces (e.g. "Application Support/carapace")
causes bash to parse the line as a command instead of an assignment. This
breaks the test on any macOS system with such entries.
Context
I was testing out #15244 on my Mac and noticed the
external-builderstest failing due to this. ThePATHenv variable on my Mac does have a space, thanks to theApplication Supportdirectory.Add 👍 to pull requests you find important.
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