On Mar 21, 2008, at 3:05 AM, Martin Costabel wrote:
> Richard Nelson wrote:
> []
>> Here is where I get into really deep water. About this stuff I know
>> nothing, but here goes.
>>
>> Here is my $PATH (in terminal I typed echo $PATH):
>>
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:/sw/bin:/
>> sw/sbi
>> n:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/
>> usr/sbin
>> :/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
>>
>> Here is my .profile (I typed open .profile):
>>
>> . /sw/bin/init.sh
>> . /sw/bin/init.sh
>
> This shows you did this by hand. The automatic procedure fron Fink's
> pathsetup.sh would have done it slightly differently (first checked
> whether /sw/bin/init.sh exists, so that your startup script doesn't
> fail
> when Fink is removed).
> You don't need it twice, of course, but it is basically OK.
>
>> export PATH=/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
>
> OK if you want to mix Fink and Macports, with Fink coming first.
>
>> export DISPLAY=:0
>
> On Leopard, this is *bad*. This is the line that prevents your X11
> from
> starting up automatically. In this blunt form, it was even bad on
> Tiger
> already. It should at least look if DISPLAY is already set to some
> other
> value.
>
> On Leopard, it is important that you remove this line.
>
>
>> export EDITOR=/usr/bin/pico
>> # Setting PATH for MacPython 2.5
>> # The orginal version is saved in .profile.pysave
>> PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:$
>> {PATH}"
>> export PATH
>>
>> And finally here is my .bashrc:
>>
>> . /sw/bin/init.sh
>> # The following line sets-up the prompt
>> # when you change dirs it lets you know were you are
>> export PS1='\h \w $ '
>> # The following lines alter the way ls prints its output
>> export LS_OPTIONS="-G -F -b -T"
>> alias ls='/bin/ls $LS_OPTIONS '
>> # The following line allows you to use 'dir' like a dos window
>> alias dir='/bin/ls --format=vertical'
>> # The following sets-up useful paths
>> export
>> PATH=$PATH:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/
>> sbin
>
> In my book, ~/.bashrc is not the place where you set PATH. But if
> you do
> it, put at least /usr/X11/bin at the end.
>
> --
> Martin
>
>
>
>
>
setting it in .bashrc rather than .bash_profile or .profile makes
Apple's X11 use the Fink environment on 10.3 (and later), and ensures
that things work when one invokes a Fink-installed program from the
Applications menu that in turn calls on some other Fink-installed
program. (I've posted to this effect before on these lists).
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