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