Thanks for the info, and I shall use the reply all from now on, sorry about that.
Peter On 24-Feb-08, at 8:24 PM, Rainer Müller wrote: > Peter Hindrichs wrote: >> Ok thanks for that, I am all for the safer and easier solution. >> However for my edification I would like to understand what I am >> doing here. >> This is what I have when I look at my path: >> Freedom:~ peterhin$ $PATH >> -bash: /opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/ >> sbin:/ usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin: No such file or directory >> I believe from one of the earlier posts that only the first /opt/ >> local/bin: is looked at, is this correct.? > > Yes, it's correct for the things you type in. /opt/local is searched > first, then the other paths from the list. > > But I assume, currently your terminal application runs your login > shell. The login shell itself is stored at another location with > it's full path. In many UNIX like systems, this is in /etc/passwd > but for Mac OS X the users are administrated by a daemon called > DirectoryService. The information can be queried and changed by > dscl. chsh may have been patched to access it, I don't know. > > So by default, your login shell is /bin/bash with this path and no > other. PATH will not be used at all. > > Rainer > > PS: Please always hit `Reply All' in your mail program instead of > `Reply' so your mail also goes to the mailing list and not only to > one person. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users