I already had /opt/local/bin/ ahead of /bin in my PATH, but that did not fiix things. Only the change in Terminal’s Preferences, which I described in a previous reply, fixed it.
> On 1 Sep2020, at 11:05 AM, dan d. <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] >>> <mailto:[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><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 --- Murray Eisenberg [email protected] 503 King Farm Blvd #101 Home (240)-246-7240 Rockville, MD 20850-6667 Mobile (413)-427-5334
