Macports puts binary app. files in /opt/local/bin . The mac os uses the unix location of /bin/ for bash , that is where the default bash is found.
The way to call the bash 5 version first is either to move the macports version to /bin/ or put the /opt/local/bin/ in your shell path first. Doing the latter is a good practice because all the macports apps. are directly available for use. On Mon, 31 Aug 2020, Murray Eisenberg wrote: > To get the MacPorts bash 5.0 the default shell, I now tried: > > - edit /private/etc/shells so as to add /opt/local/bin/bash > > - in System Preferences > Users & Groups, I opened Advanced Options for > my (adminstrator???s) account and changed the entry for Login shell to > /opt/local/bin/bash > > - rebooted > > Still, when I open Terminal and issue command ???echo $BASH_VERSION??? I get > response: 3.2.57(1)-release > > > Note: if in that apparent 3.2.57 shell in Terminal, if I give command > ???bash??? then of course I get response 5.0.17(1)-release > > > On 31 Aug2020, at 12:32 PM, Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > I want to upgrade the built-ub bash 3.2 shell on my macOS Catalina > > (10.15.6) to bash 5.0. > > > > I tried to do this by building from scratch, using the methods given at > > https://scriptingosx.com/2019/02/install-bash-5-on-macos/?unapproved=66418&moderation-hash=e680aa22ae89f6f565cadd63e63d04e0#comment-66418 > > > > <https://scriptingosx.com/2019/02/install-bash-5-on-macos/?unapproved=66418&moderation-hash=e680aa22ae89f6f565cadd63e63d04e0#comment-66418>. > > But the final step, ???sudo make install??? gave a fatal error of > > ???libintl.h??? file not found. > > > > So then I successfully installed the MacPorts port bash @5.0.17_0. > > > > ???> But how do I make this bash 5.0 my shell when I open Terminal? > > > > --- > Murray Eisenberg [email protected] > 503 King Farm Blvd #101 Home (240)-246-7240 > Rockville, MD 20850-6667 Mobile (413)-427-5334 > > > -- XR
