No. This is not the place to do that. In any case, you probably don't need
to run pathsetup.sh at all - the path should get set for you automatically.
That command is only there in case you need to set your path manually.

The default answer for the question about the additional directory should be
[] (which means none). Unless you have special needs, the default answers
should almost always work.

Please remember to use 'reply to all' so this discussion remains on the
list.

-=- Rich

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Diana Pollock <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well I was logged on as admin, but after I unlocked the picture of a lock
> on bottom left in the accounts window, the sudo took my password. Then I
> told it to install in '/sw'  . Now it is asking me a question: In what
> additional directory should Fink look for downloaded tarballs? Is this the
> prompt to put in the /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh  ?
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 12/15/10, Richard Talley <[email protected]>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Richard Talley <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Fink-beginners] sudo password
> To: "Diana Pollock" <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 4:18 PM
>
>
> Oh, OS X is a multi-user operating system. Even if only one person uses the
> machine, it's a common safe computing practice to have one account for day
> to day use (a 'standard' account) and another for administrator  tasks
> (updates, installs, etc). That probably doesn't apply in your case. You
> could double-check in the 'Accounts' panel of 'System Preferences' that the
> account you are using has rights to administer the machine. In that case,
> the password you use to login should work with sudo.  -=- Rich
>
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Diana Pollock 
> <[email protected]<http://us.mc300.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
>   There are no other 'accounts'. I don't even know what you mean by that.
> I have one iMac and no one else uses it.
> DP
>
> --- On *Wed, 12/15/10, Richard Talley 
> <[email protected]<http://us.mc300.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> >* wrote:
>
>
> From: Richard Talley 
> <[email protected]<http://us.mc300.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> >
> Subject: Re: [Fink-beginners] sudo password
> To: "Diana Pollock" 
> <[email protected]<http://us.mc300.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> >
> Cc: 
> [email protected]<http://us.mc300.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 3:51 PM
>
>
> Try running from an account with administrator privileges and using the
> password for that account.
>
> 2010/12/15 Diana Pollock 
> <[email protected]<http://us.mc300.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> >
>
>   I am trying to install fink-0.29.16 prior to downloading FreeSurfer.
> After the ./bootstrap command, I get the paragraph about how fink must be
> run with root privileges and then there are 3 choices (1: use sudo, 2: use
> su, 3: none, fink must be run as root) But it only allow choice 1. Then asks
> for a password. I have tried everything I can think of but nothing is
> accepted. What to do?
> diana Pollock
> I have iMac with Snow Leopard, 10.6
>
>
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