[MacPorts] InstallingMacPorts modified

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Revision 63
Comment: note why custom readline is not supported
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--- InstallingMacPorts (version: 62)
+++ InstallingMacPorts (version: 63)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 
 = 4. Install MacPorts =
-== Install MacPorts using the binary installer (to /opt/local/ only) ==
+== Install MacPorts using the binary installer (to /opt/local/ only) == #binary
  1. Download the latest [http://www.macports.org/install.php MacPorts .dmg disk image].
  2. Run the binary installer.
  3. Perform the default “easy” install.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 '''Note:'''
  * A MacPorts' selfupdate (see below) will automatically update to the latest release if the binary .dmg image is behind the latest released tarball. 
 
-== Install MacPorts from source (to any path except /usr/local/) ==
+== Install MacPorts from source (to any path except /usr/local/) == #source_privileged
  1. Download and unzip the latest MacPorts tarball from the [http://www.macports.org/install.php MacPorts download area].
  2. Perform these commands in a terminal window.
 {{{
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@
 make
 sudo make install
 }}}
-(Warning: the `--enable-readline` flag might not work if you have a custom readline installation)
+You should //not// enable readline support if you have a custom readline installation in `/usr/local`, as [[ticket:10651|it can cause problems with the build]].
 
 '''Note:'''
  * To see why /usr/local is not a viable install location for MacPorts, see [wiki:FAQ#defaultprefix]
 
-== Install MacPorts from source as an unprivileged (non-root) user ==
+== Install MacPorts from source as an unprivileged (non-root) user == #source_unprivileged
 
 If you don't have root access on your machine, or if you just prefer to install packages without becoming root, the following steps will install MacPorts into `~/macports` (tested on Leopard and Tiger).
 
@@ -129,21 +129,15 @@
   * Run the following:
  
 {{{
-  tar -jxf MacPorts-2.1.3.tar.bz2 && cd MacPorts-2.1.3
+tar -jxf MacPorts-2.1.3.tar.bz2 && cd MacPorts-2.1.3
+PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin ./configure \
+    --enable-readline \
+    --prefix=$HOME/macports \
+    --with-install-user=`id -un` \
+    --with-install-group=`id -gn` \
+    --with-tclpackage=$HOME/macports/share/macports/Tcl \
 }}}
-  * Then make sure your path is the following:
-
-{{{
-  PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin 
-}}}
- * Then you can run `./configure` with at least the following flags:
-{{{
-  --prefix=$HOME/macports \
-  --with-install-user=`id -un` \
-  --with-install-group=`id -gn` \
-  --with-tclpackage=$HOME/macports/share/macports/Tcl \
-}}}
- You can also consider using the `--enable-readline` flag if you want the [wiki:SummerOfCode#interactive "interactive" `port(1)` command] to have readline support; however, if you have a custom version of readline installed, you might have to use the `--disable-readline` flag instead.
+ As noted [#source_privileged above], you should omit `--enable-readline` if you have a custom readline installation in `/usr/local`.
 
  Sometimes the check for a working Objective-C Foundation can fail; if that is the case, try passing the following flag to the configure script:
 {{{
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