[Bug-mcron] Command does not run if not in PATH when mcron starts

[Pierre Neidhardt]

I have a custom script:

        ~/.local/bin/udpatedb-local

An mcron job:

        (job '(next-hour)
        "updatedb-local")

And a .profile:

        export PATH="$PATH:${HOME}/.local/bin"
        
        if command -v mcron >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                 mcron &
        fi

`mcron -s ...` output is correct but updatedb-local never runs.
Now if I swap the following in my .profile:

        export PATH="$PATH:${HOME}/.local/bin"
        
        if command -v mcron >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                 mcron &
        fi

it seems to work.
Is it possible that mcron tries to find the command when evaluating the
job file rather than when executing it?

If so, I'd suggest we turn off this behaviour as it can be rather
confusing.

Not directly related, but does mcron log anything?  It's hard to debug
from the user end.  Did I miss something from the manual?

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt

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