Opened 13 years ago
Last modified 13 years ago
#30458 closed enhancement
Better PATH setup — at Initial Version
Reported by: | ydeedido@… | Owned by: | macports-tickets@… |
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Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
Component: | base | Version: | 2.0.0 |
Keywords: | Cc: | ||
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Description
There must be a reason for doing things the way they are but I prefer to add the path to the /etc/paths.d directory (instead of modifying the user profile which only works for that user). Since macports is installed under /opt/include which is not a user specific directory, would it not be better to make the PATH environment work for all users? (I often login as root)
Anyway, the suggestion is to create a file called 99_MacPorts under /etc/paths.d which only contains two lines: /opt/local/bin /opt/local/sbin When one wants to un-install MacPorts, simply delete that file.
I like to name all my files under /etc/paths.d with a number so the paths get added by numerical order. In my case 99_MacPorts is parsed last and thus the path is appended at the end of my PATH variable though I seem to understand some people like it first? Then name it 01_MacPorts.
Anyway, just a suggestion.. unless I'm missing something.