[MacPorts] #22248: Install notes incorrect wrt .profile file

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Mon Oct 26 09:55:53 PDT 2009


#22248: Install notes incorrect wrt .profile file
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 Reporter:  jseidel@…                   |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                      |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                      |   Milestone:  MacPorts 1.8.2                       
Component:  ports                       |     Version:  1.8.1                                
 Keywords:  installation documentation  |        Port:                                       
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 The installation notes for MacPorts state in the "Shell Environment"
 section: "A file named ~/.profile is created for the 'bash' shell...".

 Actually, ~/.bash_profile was modified.  It took me a while to track down
 the install log and see what had really happened, so I think the
 documentation should be updated to reflect what actually happens.  It
 could say something like this:

 "A profile entry for 'bash' has been created on your system during the
 MacPorts installation. If you had an existing ~/.bash_profile or
 ~/.profile file, it has been updated; otherwise a ~/.profile file has been
 created.  The file contains the necessary..."

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22248>
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